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It is virtually one great state having the same basis of general law, with some diversity of provincial customs and local establishments.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is virtually one great state having the same basis of general law, with some diversity of provincial customs and…”
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Burke describes Europe as a single entity with a shared legal foundation, despite local variations.
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