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The death of a man at a critical juncture, his disgust, his retreat, his disgrace, have brought innumerable calamities on a whole nation.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The death of a man at a critical juncture, his disgust, his retreat, his disgrace, have brought innumerable calamities…”
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Burke warns about the significant impact of individual actions on a nation's fate.
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