On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
I can never consider this Assembly as anything else than a voluntary association of men who have availed themselves of circumstances to seize upon the power of the state.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Expressing his fundamental distrust of the French National Assembly, Burke asserts that he views it as an illegitimate group that seized power opportunistically rather than a constitutionally sanctioned body.
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