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He knows, that, in the actual state of things, not the power and respect belonging to sovereigns, but their very existence, depends on a reasonable frugality.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke emphasizes the importance of financial prudence for the survival of sovereigns in a precarious political landscape.
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