Such is the nature of Jacobinism, such is the nature of man, that this system must be regarded either with enthusiastic admiration, or with the highest degree of detestation, resentment, and horror.
Burke critiques the polarizing nature of Jacobinism, reflecting on its extreme effects on society.
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They have not more notes in their song than the cuckoo; though, far from the softness of that harbinger of summer and plenty, their voice is as harsh and as ominous as that of the raven.
They will become flatterers instead of legislators,--the instruments, not the guides of the people.
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