They, therefore, who reject the principle of natural and personal representation are essentially and eternally at variance with those who claim it.
Edmund Burke: “They, therefore, who reject the principle of natural and personal representation are essentially and eternally at…”
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Burke asserts that those who reject natural representation are fundamentally opposed to those who support it.
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Those who are servants in name, as well as in effect, do not like to be told of their situation, their duty, and their obligations.
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