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The measures we have enumerated were all excellent in themselves, and the state of the kingdom was such as urgently to call for them.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “The measures we have enumerated were all excellent in themselves, and the state of the kingdom was such as urgently to…”
Editor's note · Context
Morley asserts that the measures taken by Turgot were necessary and timely for the state of the kingdom.
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