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The petty sovereign of a country estimated at six or eight lacs ought not for a moment to prove an impediment to any of our measures, or to affect the consistency of our conduct.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke argues that the influence of a minor sovereign should not hinder British policy decisions.
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