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The peasants were left little else than their families and their bodies.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The peasants were left little else than their families and their bodies.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement reflects on the tragic state of the peasants, who are left with nothing but their families, underscoring the human cost of economic exploitation.
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