On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
They served as a link to unite, in favor of one object, obnoxious wealth to restless and desperate poverty.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “They served as a link to unite, in favor of one object, obnoxious wealth to restless and desperate poverty.”
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In his analysis of the French Revolution, Burke observes how disparate social groups were united by revolutionary aims.
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