The effect is no less than the total subversion of the balance of power in the West Indies, and indeed everywhere else.
Edmund Burke: “The effect is no less than the total subversion of the balance of power in the West Indies, and indeed everywhere else.”
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Burke warns of the significant disruption to the balance of power caused by Spain's actions.
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