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Never was so gross and so cruel a breach of the public faith, not with an enemy, but with a friend.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Never was so gross and so cruel a breach of the public faith, not with an enemy, but with a friend.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke denounces a severe breach of trust, emphasizing the gravity of betrayal among allies.
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