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Edmund Burke: But am I so unreasonable as to see nothing at all that deserves commendation in the indefatigable labors of this…

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But am I so unreasonable as to see nothing at all that deserves commendation in the indefatigable labors of this Assembly?
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Edmund Burke

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Burke acknowledges the efforts of an assembly despite its flaws.

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