The objection here is, as we observed, by no means on account of the imperfection of the law; it is on account of its erroneous principle: for if this be fundamentally wrong, the more perfect the law is made, the worse it becomes.
Burke argues that if the fundamental principle of a law is wrong, improving its perfection only exacerbates its flaws.
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