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But, thank God, my letter to Bristol was in print, my sentiments on the policy of the measure were known and determined, and such as no man could think me absurd enough to contradict.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke asserts the importance of his published sentiments regarding a political measure, emphasizing his consistency.
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