On the record
It was easy to demonstrate the cause, and the sole cause, of that rise in the grand article and first necessary of life.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It was easy to demonstrate the cause, and the sole cause, of that rise in the grand article and first necessary of life.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke claims to have evidence explaining the rise in the price of essential goods.
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