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It is not peace with France which secures that feeble government; it is that peace which, if it shall continue, decisively ruins Spain.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is not peace with France which secures that feeble government; it is that peace which, if it shall continue…”
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Burke argues that peace with France does not guarantee stability for Spain, but rather threatens its existence.
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