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They had done their business for us as rivals in a way in which twenty Ramillies or Blenheims could never have done it.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “They had done their business for us as rivals in a way in which twenty Ramillies or Blenheims could never have done it.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that the French have harmed Britain more effectively than traditional military victories could have.
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