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With the gentlemen of this minority, there is no ally, from one end of Europe to the other, with whom we ought not to be ashamed to act.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “With the gentlemen of this minority, there is no ally, from one end of Europe to the other, with whom we ought not to be…”
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Burke expresses disdain for the political alliances of a minority group in Europe, emphasizing their isolation.
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