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Nothing in the Revolution, no, not to a phrase or a gesture, not to the fashion of a hat or a shoe, was left to accident.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke emphasizes the meticulous planning behind the events of the French Revolution, suggesting nothing was left to chance.
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