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Edmund Burke: In money they could not, because there was very little money then in Europe, and scarce any part of that little came…

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In money they could not, because there was very little money then in Europe, and scarce any part of that little came into the prince's coffers.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke highlights the scarcity of money in Europe during his time, affecting financial transactions.

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