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The unhappy prince was expelled, and his more unhappy country was enslaved and ruined; but not a rupee was acquired.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The unhappy prince was expelled, and his more unhappy country was enslaved and ruined; but not a rupee was acquired.”
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Burke laments the expulsion of a prince and the enslavement of his country, noting the lack of financial gain from the conflict.
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