On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
This is the spirit of our Constitution, not only in its settled course, but in all its revolutions.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Summarizing his analysis of British constitutional history, Burke asserts that the fundamental spirit of the constitution persists through periods of both stability and upheaval.
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