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There is undoubtedly something in the vicinity of France, which makes it naturally and properly an object of our watchfulness and jealousy, whatever form its government may take.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke identifies France as a significant focus of attention and concern for neighboring states, regardless of its government form.
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