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It was not a rigorous collection of revenue, it was a savage war made upon the country.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It was not a rigorous collection of revenue, it was a savage war made upon the country.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke characterizes the collection of revenue as a brutal assault on the country, rather than a mere administrative task, emphasizing the violence of the situation.
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