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There is not such a syllable in it; but, on the contrary, against oppressors by name every letter of that law is fulminated.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Burke states that the Koran explicitly condemns oppression, countering claims of arbitrary governance.
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