In fact, the exclusion of them seems to me only to mark jealousy and suspicion, and not to provide security in any way.--But I return to the old ground.
Edmund Burke: “In fact, the exclusion of them seems to me only to mark jealousy and suspicion, and not to provide security in any…”
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Burke suggests that the exclusion of Catholics reflects more suspicion than security.
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