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She prescribed the limits to her empire, not upon principles of treaty, convention, possession, usage, habitude, the distinction of tribes, nations, or languages, but by physical aptitudes.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke describes how the empire defined its boundaries not by traditional agreements but by its own convenience and physical attributes.
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