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The issue before your Lordships is a hundred times more important than the cause itself, for it is to determine by what law or maxims of law the conduct of governors is to be judged.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke emphasizes the importance of the legal standards by which governors should be judged, highlighting the broader implications of governance.
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