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There is no vigor anywhere, except the distempered vigor and energy of France.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “There is no vigor anywhere, except the distempered vigor and energy of France.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke critiques the aggressive energy of revolutionary France in contrast to the stagnation of other nations.
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