On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
France, by the perfidy of her leaders, has utterly disgraced the tone of lenient council in the cabinets of princes, and disarmed it of its most potent topics.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
In his condemnation of the French Revolution, Burke argues its leaders' actions have undermined the practice of moderate counsel among European monarchs.
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