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At the very moment when some of them seemed plunged in unfathomable abysses of disgrace and disaster, they have suddenly emerged.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgAt the very moment when some of them seemed plunged in unfathomable abysses of disgrace and disaster, they have suddenly emerged.
Burke discusses the resilience of nations that can rise from disgrace.
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