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Edmund Burke: This was a reason in itself both honorable and solid; and it showed a regard to faith somewhere, and with some persons.

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This was a reason in itself both honorable and solid; and it showed a regard to faith somewhere, and with some persons.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke acknowledges a solid reason for retaining territory, emphasizing the importance of faith in agreements.

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