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God forbid the Commons should desire that anything should be received as proof from them which is not by nature adapted to prove the thing in question!
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “God forbid the Commons should desire that anything should be received as proof from them which is not by nature adapted…”
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Burke warns against accepting inadequate proof, emphasizing the integrity of the Commons.
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