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It has destroyed every resource of the state which depends upon opinion and the good-will of individuals.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It has destroyed every resource of the state which depends upon opinion and the good-will of individuals.”
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Burke critiques the impact of the Revolution on the state's resources and public opinion.
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