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This is not an English court of justice, if such a thing is permitted.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “This is not an English court of justice, if such a thing is permitted.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that the court's integrity is compromised if certain behaviors are allowed.
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