Never was there a time in which I would have been more ashamed to have been a member of Parliament.
— Edmund Burke Early Modern

Conservatism founder

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Speech on Economical Reform, referring to the state of patronage and corruption.

Date / Period

1780

Category

Humorous

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15003/15003-h/15003-h.htm

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