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This prince was in this case, what I hope your Lordships will be, a very severe judge of the governors of countries remote from the seat of the government.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “This prince was in this case, what I hope your Lordships will be, a very severe judge of the governors of countries…”
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Burke compares the prince's role as a judge to that of the Lords, emphasizing accountability in governance.
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