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Edmund Burke: My endeavor was to obtain liberty for the municipal country in which I was born, and for all descriptions and…

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My endeavor was to obtain liberty for the municipal country in which I was born, and for all descriptions and denominations in it.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke expresses his dedication to securing liberty for his homeland and all its people.

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