"Laws, like houses, lean on one another."
— Edmund Burke
January 1, 1970
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain
Philosophers from Ireland
Politicians from Ireland
People from Dublin
Anglicans
Original Language: English
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From the Tracts Relative to the Laws Against Popery in Ireland (c. 1766), not published during Burke's lifetime.
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From the Tracts Relative to the Laws Against Popery in Ireland (c. 1766), not published during Burke's lifetime.