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Edmund Burke: They want no stimulus to throw off this dreadful yoke; but they do want, not manifestoes, which they have had even to…

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They want no stimulus to throw off this dreadful yoke; but they do want, not manifestoes, which they have had even to surfeit, but real protection, force, and succor.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke argues that the oppressed seek genuine support rather than empty promises in their struggle against tyranny.

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