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Well might we call for a recompense in America for those services to which Europe owed its safety.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Well might we call for a recompense in America for those services to which Europe owed its safety.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke emphasizes the importance of American support for European security during conflicts.
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