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The moment this war came to be considered as a war merely of profit, the actual circumstances are such that it never could become really a war of alliance.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that when war is viewed solely as a profit-driven endeavor, true alliances cannot form.
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