Nothing is more discouraging to the loyalty of any description of men than to represent to them that their humiliation and subjection make a principal part in the fundamental and invariable policy which regards the conjunction of these two kingdoms.
Burke reflects on the detrimental effects of perceived subjugation on loyalty between Great Britain and Ireland.
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