But, my Lords, the prisoner thinks, that, when, under any pretence, any sort of means could be furnished of interfering in the government of the country, he has a right to avail himself of them, to use them at his pleasure, and to govern by his own arbitrary will.
Burke critiques the arbitrary governance of a prisoner, emphasizing the danger of unchecked power.
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