On the record
The great, general, pervading purpose, of the whole pamphlet is to reconcile us to peace with the present usurpation in France.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgThe great, general, pervading purpose, of the whole pamphlet is to reconcile us to peace with the present usurpation in France.
Burke summarizes the overarching aim of a pamphlet regarding peace with France.
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