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absolute monarchy abuses amongst antient appear army atheist authority become body Burke Burke's church civil society claim clergy common conduct confiscation constitution crimes crown despotism destroy dignity disposition Duc d'Orléans ecclesiastical ecclesiastical pensioners effect England established estates evil existence expediency favour France French French Revolution gentlemen habits hands hereditary honour human ideas institutions interest Jacobin Jacobin Clubs king land legislative liberty Louis Louis XVI mankind manners means ment mind monarchy moral National Assembly nature never nobility nobles obedience object officers Old Jewry old tenures opinion oppression Paris parliament persecution persons political possessed prejudice preserve principle Provinces question rank reason reform Regicide reign religion republic revenue Revolution Society Rousseau sentiments shew sort sovereign spirit superstition thing Third Estate thought throne tion true tyranny Vendéan insurrection vices virtue Voltaire wealth Whig whilst whole wisdom