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May you stand a sacred temple, for the perpetual residence of an inviolable justice!
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “May you stand a sacred temple, for the perpetual residence of an inviolable justice!”
Editor's note · Context
Burke calls for a justice system that is unwavering and serves as a sacred institution.
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