The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wis…

Edmund Burke
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The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own. ✨ Edmund Burke (1792). The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence]., p.7
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The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own. ✨ Edmund Burke (1792). The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence]., p.7

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