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The British empire is in convulsions which threaten its dissolution.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The British empire is in convulsions which threaten its dissolution.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke highlights the severe instability facing the British Empire during a critical period.
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