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The punishment of low people for the offences usual among low people would warrant no inference against any descriptions of religion or of politics.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The punishment of low people for the offences usual among low people would warrant no inference against any descriptions…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that punishing the lower classes for their common offenses does not reflect on their religion or politics.
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