On the other hand, to intrust a man, armed as he was with all the powers of his station, and indeed of the government, with the conduct of a prosecution against himself, was altogether inconsistent and absurd.
Burke criticizes the absurdity of allowing someone to prosecute themselves while holding governmental power.
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