Without disputing (God forbid I should dispute!) the sole competence of the king and the Parliament, each in its province, to decide on war and peace, I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
Burke argues that no war can be sustained against the will of the people, despite the authority of the king and Parliament.
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