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Edmund Burke: It is our business to counteract them, if possible,--if possible, to awake our natural regards, and to revive the old…

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It is our business to counteract them, if possible,--if possible, to awake our natural regards, and to revive the old partiality to the English name.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke advocates for rekindling natural affections towards the English identity to counteract divisive influences.

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