On the record
This plan of reform is not a criminal impeachment, but a matter of prudence, to be submitted to the public wisdom, which must be as well apprised of the facts as petitioners can be.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke distinguishes between a plan of reform and a criminal impeachment, emphasizing prudence.
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