On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
By the vast debt of France a great moneyed interest has insensibly grown up, and with it a great power.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “By the vast debt of France a great moneyed interest has insensibly grown up, and with it a great power.”
Editor's note · Context
In his analysis of the causes of the French Revolution, Burke identifies the emergence of a powerful financial class due to France's national debt.
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