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Edmund Burke: The people in crowds fly out of the country; and the frontier is guarded by lines of troops, not to exclude an enemy…

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The people in crowds fly out of the country; and the frontier is guarded by lines of troops, not to exclude an enemy, but to prevent the escape of the inhabitants.
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Edmund Burke

Editor's note · Context

This passage illustrates the dire situation of the inhabitants, who are trapped by military forces rather than protected from external threats.

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