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Edmund Burke: Is it to be doubted, that, if they have not strength enough at home, they will call in foreign force to aid them?

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Is it to be doubted, that, if they have not strength enough at home, they will call in foreign force to aid them?
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Edmund Burke

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Burke warns that a lack of strength at home may lead people to seek foreign assistance, highlighting the importance of national self-reliance.

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