That progress has been chiefly owing to her own natural advantages, and her own efforts, which, after a long time, and by slow degrees, have prevailed in some measure over the mischievous systems which have been adopted.
Burke attributes Ireland's progress to its natural advantages and efforts against harmful systems.
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