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Edmund Burke: “It introduces some of the persons who were most active in the succeeding scenes, and from that time to this has given…”

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It introduces some of the persons who were most active in the succeeding scenes, and from that time to this has given its tone and character to the British affairs and government.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke notes the lasting impact of this revolution on British governance in India.

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