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If the man gets rid of a religion through which their malice operates, he gets rid of all their penalties and incapacities at once.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “If the man gets rid of a religion through which their malice operates, he gets rid of all their penalties and…”
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Burke explains that abandoning a particular religion can free individuals from societal penalties.
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