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If this election of a commander-in-chief be a part of the rights of men, why not of theirs?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “If this election of a commander-in-chief be a part of the rights of men, why not of theirs?”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues for the universal rights of men to elect their leaders, emphasizing that this right should not be denied to any group.
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