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We are called upon to fix some rule and line for our future conduct, which may give a little stability to our politics, and prevent the return of such unhappy deliberations as the present.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke stresses the need for establishing stable political guidelines to avoid future turmoil.
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