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And the uniform preservation of such a Constitution for so many ages, without any fundamental change, demonstrates to your Lordships the continuance of the same contract.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke argues that the long-standing preservation of the Constitution indicates the ongoing validity of the original contract between the government and the people.
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