On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
What must they think of that body of teachers, if they see it in no part above the establishment of their domestic servants?
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
In 'Reflections on the Revolution in France,' Burke poses a rhetorical question about the public's likely perception of a clergy whose status is no higher than that of domestic servants.
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