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With them insurrection is the most sacred of revolutionary duties to the state.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgWith them insurrection is the most sacred of revolutionary duties to the state.
Burke highlights the dangerous ideology that views insurrection as a noble duty.
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