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Their law is believed to be given by God; and it has the double sanction of law and of religion, with which the prince is no more authorized to dispense than any one else.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Their law is believed to be given by God; and it has the double sanction of law and of religion, with which the prince…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke emphasizes that the law in Mahomedan governance is seen as divinely ordained, intertwining religion and governance.
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