On the record
If he has performed and if he has abstained as he ought, dismiss him honorably acquitted from your bar; otherwise condemn him.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke states that if a governor has acted properly, he should be acquitted; otherwise, he should be condemned.
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