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Will you sanction by your judicial authority transactions done in direct defiance of your legislative authority?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Will you sanction by your judicial authority transactions done in direct defiance of your legislative authority?”
Editor's note · Context
Burke challenges the legitimacy of sanctioning actions that contradict legislative authority, emphasizing the importance of judicial integrity.
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