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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4424 Edmund Burke 1729-1797 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4424
AUTHOR:Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
QUOTATION:In their nomination to office they will not appoint to the exercise of authority as to a pitiful job, but as to a holy function.
ATTRIBUTION:Reflections on the Revolution in France. Vol. iii. p. 356.