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I am well apprised that the little intriguers, and whisperers, and self-conceited, thoughtless babblers, worse than either, run about to depreciate the fallen virtue of a great nation.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke expresses concern over those who undermine the reputation of a nation in decline.
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