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Every advantage is but a new demand on England for recruits to the West Indian grave.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Every advantage is but a new demand on England for recruits to the West Indian grave.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke warns that every military gain in the West Indies increases the demand for more soldiers, leading to more casualties.
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