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I, for one, do more than doubt the policy of this kind of convention with Algiers.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgI, for one, do more than doubt the policy of this kind of convention with Algiers.
Burke expresses skepticism about the wisdom of engaging in conventions with Algiers.
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