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An expedition to Britain was well adapted to answer all the purposes of this ostentatious policy.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “An expedition to Britain was well adapted to answer all the purposes of this ostentatious policy.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement discusses the strategic value of an expedition to Britain for the Roman emperors' ostentatious policies.
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