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Edmund Burke: After a peaceable possession of more than three hundred years, the Britons derived but very few benefits from their…

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After a peaceable possession of more than three hundred years, the Britons derived but very few benefits from their subjection to the conquerors and civilizers of mankind.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke critiques the limited benefits the Britons gained from their long subjugation under Roman rule.

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