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An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
Edmund Burke
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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
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Dublin city
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It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.
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