On the record
These suppositions become the strongest reasons with me to evince the necessity of some clear and positive settlement of this question of contested jurisdiction.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgThese suppositions become the strongest reasons with me to evince the necessity of some clear and positive settlement of this question of contested jurisdiction.
Burke emphasizes the importance of a clear resolution on contested jurisdiction.
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