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But it does--for it secures to the subject the power of REFUSAL; the first of all revenues.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But it does--for it secures to the subject the power of REFUSAL; the first of all revenues.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that the power of refusal is essential for the subject's rights and revenues.
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