If so, we have a king and subjects; and that king and subjects have rights and privileges which ought to be supported at home: for I do not suppose that the government of that kingdom can or ought to be regulated by the arbitrary mandate of a foreign confederacy.
Burke argues that a kingdom's governance should not be dictated by foreign powers, emphasizing the rights of the king and subjects.
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