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But when a now fire bursts out, a face of desolations comes on, not to be rectified in ages.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But when a now fire bursts out, a face of desolations comes on, not to be rectified in ages.”
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Burke warns that new conflicts can lead to lasting devastation that cannot be easily repaired.
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