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And when men are in the situation of complainants against unbounded power, their abandoning their suit is far from a full and clear proof of their complaints being groundless.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke emphasizes that the withdrawal of complaints does not necessarily indicate that the complaints were unfounded.
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