On the record
Do not think that the whole, or even the uninfluenced majority, of Englishmen in this island are enemies to their own blood on the American continent.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Do not think that the whole, or even the uninfluenced majority, of Englishmen in this island are enemies to their own…”
Editor's note · Context
He reassures that not all Englishmen oppose their fellow countrymen in America, countering misconceptions.
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