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But you know that there is not a creek from Pentland Frith to the Isle of Wight in which they do not smuggle immense quantities of teas, East India goods, and brandies.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But you know that there is not a creek from Pentland Frith to the Isle of Wight in which they do not smuggle immense…”
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Burke illustrates the extent of smuggling in England, emphasizing the widespread evasion of trade laws.
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