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