On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
They had saved that sacred deposit of the country during the reigns of arbitrary princes and the struggles of arbitrary factions.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke praises the old French Parliaments for preserving the nation's fundamental principles through turbulent times.
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