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But, for my part, I look back with horror on what we have escaped, and am full of anxiety with regard to the dangers which in my opinion are still to be apprehended both at home and abroad.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But, for my part, I look back with horror on what we have escaped, and am full of anxiety with regard to the dangers…”
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Burke expresses his horror at past dangers and his anxiety about potential future threats, both domestically and internationally.
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