I should not be surprized at seeing a French Army conveyed … - Edmund Burke

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I should not be surprized at seeing a French Army conveyed by a British Navy to an attack upon this Kingdom.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was a British and Irish statesman and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party after moving to London in 1750.

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