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On that ground, I must therefore again recall your mind to our original opinions, which time and events have not taught me to vary.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “On that ground, I must therefore again recall your mind to our original opinions, which time and events have not taught…”
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Burke reflects on his steadfast beliefs, suggesting that time and events have not changed his views.
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