On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
These abuses accumulated in a length of time, as they must accumulate in every monarchy not under the constant inspection of a popular representative.
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Edmund Burke
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While discussing the former French monarchy, Burke identifies the natural tendency for abuses to grow in any monarchy lacking popular representative oversight.
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