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A great empire and little minds go ill together.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
Writer
Dublin city
Ill
Minds
Revolution
Together
Littles
Magnanimity
Little
Truest
Great
Empire
Mind
Empires

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