On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
But the question is not now of the vices of that monarchy, but of its existence.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But the question is not now of the vices of that monarchy, but of its existence.”
Editor's note · Context
In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke shifts the focus from the flaws of the old monarchy to the fundamental question of its complete destruction.
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