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What mercy would these usurpers have on other sovereigns, and on other nations, when they treat their own king with such unparalleled indignities, and so cruelly oppress their own countrymen?
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Edmund Burke
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Burke questions the mercy of usurpers who mistreat their own king and oppress their countrymen, highlighting their cruelty.
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