On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
It will be impossible to keep the new tribunals clear of the worst spirit of faction.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It will be impossible to keep the new tribunals clear of the worst spirit of faction.”
Editor's note · Context
In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke predicts that the new tribunals will inevitably be corrupted by factionalism.
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