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He may resort to other principles and to other maxims; but this country will force him to be tried by its laws.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “He may resort to other principles and to other maxims; but this country will force him to be tried by its laws.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke insists that a governor must be held accountable to the laws of the country, regardless of his personal principles.
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