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Edmund Burke: “For this purpose we must put Europe before us, which plainly is, just now, in all its parts, in a state of dismay…”

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For this purpose we must put Europe before us, which plainly is, just now, in all its parts, in a state of dismay, derangement, and confusion, and, very possibly amongst all its sovereigns, full of secret heartburning, distrust, and mutual accusation.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke reflects on the chaotic state of Europe and the underlying tensions among its sovereigns.

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