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Since we are not able to reunite the empire, it is our business to give all possible vigor and soundness to those parts of it which are still content to be governed by our councils.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Since we are not able to reunite the empire, it is our business to give all possible vigor and soundness to those parts…”
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Burke suggests that strengthening the willing parts of the empire is essential since reunification is not possible.
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