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Edmund Burke: “This arrangement, considered in itself, but much more as it indicates a complete union of France with Spain, is truly…”

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This arrangement, considered in itself, but much more as it indicates a complete union of France with Spain, is truly alarming.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke expresses concern about the implications of a union between France and Spain during a tumultuous period in European politics.

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