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Edmund Burke: But it must be admitted that Monk freed this nation from great and just apprehensions both of future anarchy and of…

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But it must be admitted that Monk freed this nation from great and just apprehensions both of future anarchy and of probable tyranny in some form or other.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke acknowledges Monk's role in alleviating fears of anarchy and tyranny.

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