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She has fitted out a naval force, now actually at sea, by which she is enabled to give law to the whole Mediterranean.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “She has fitted out a naval force, now actually at sea, by which she is enabled to give law to the whole Mediterranean.”
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Burke highlights France's naval capabilities and its potential to dominate the Mediterranean.
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