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She saw that true policy did not require that they ever should have appeared in that character; or if it had done so formerly, the reasons had now ceased to operate.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “She saw that true policy did not require that they ever should have appeared in that character; or if it had done so…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that true policy no longer required the English to maintain a garrison presence in Ireland.
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