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Edmund Burke: I think his manifest attempt to overturn the balance of Europe a good ground of war.

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I think his manifest attempt to overturn the balance of Europe a good ground of war.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke views France's attempt to disrupt the balance of power in Europe as a valid reason for war.

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