On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
For what end are these primary electors complimented, or rather mocked, with a choice?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “For what end are these primary electors complimented, or rather mocked, with a choice?”
Editor's note · Context
Burke rhetorically questions the purpose of primary elections in France, suggesting they offer only a superficial choice to the electors.
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