By this step the king seemed to doubt the entireness of his own authority in his dominions; and by calling in foreign aid when it served his purpose, he gave it a force and a sort of legal sanction when it came to be employed against himself.
Burke critiques the king's reliance on foreign authority, suggesting it undermines his own sovereignty.
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