What man with a spark of loyalty in his breast, what man regardful of the honor of his country, when he saw his sovereign imprisoned, and so notorious a wretch appointed his deputy, could be a patient witness of such wrongs?
Burke questions the patience of anyone witnessing the wrongful imprisonment of their sovereign.
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