On the record
They have no counterpart; and if they had, the enemy's conduct cancels such declarations,--and, I trust, along with them, cancels everything of mischief and dishonor that they contain.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke emphasizes that the enemy's actions negate any declarations of peace or goodwill.
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