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He cannot declare peace or war without the same sentence of the law: so much is he, more than European sovereigns, a subject of strict law, that he cannot declare war or peace without it.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke states that a ruler's ability to declare war or peace is also bound by law, underscoring the limitations of sovereign power.
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