Old religious factions are volcanoes burnt out.

Edmund Burke

Speech on the Petition of the Unitarians, May 11, 1792

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Sectarianism Religion

Speaker

Edmund Burke

Source

Speech on the Petition of the Unitarians, May 11, 1792

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1792 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Politician Writer

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Ireland Europe

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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. Address on Petition of the Unitarians. House of Commons. 11 May 1792, Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on the Petition of the Unitarian Society." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin Classics, 1999.

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