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My situation has for years past been increasing in wretchedness to a degree that I am in want of daily bread, and my servants and animals are dying of hunger.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “My situation has for years past been increasing in wretchedness to a degree that I am in want of daily bread, and my…”
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Burke describes the severe deterioration of his living conditions and the suffering of those dependent on him.
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