We shall find that in all that period of twenty-four years there were hardly five that could be called a season of peace; and the interval between the two wars was in reality nothing more than a very active preparation for renovated hostility.
Burke reflects on the continuous state of conflict over the past twenty-four years, suggesting a cycle of preparation for war.
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