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You cannot say that you were driven by any necessity to an exercise of the utmost rights of legislature.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “You cannot say that you were driven by any necessity to an exercise of the utmost rights of legislature.”
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Burke argues against the necessity of extreme legislative actions, advocating for responsible governance.
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