That the said commission, delegating to him, the said Warren Hastings, the whole functions of the Council, is destructive to the constitution thereof, and is contrary to the Company's standing orders, and is illegal.
Burke critiques the delegation of powers to Warren Hastings, arguing it undermines the constitution of the governing body.
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By adhering in this manner and on those principles to our forefathers, we are guided, not by the superstition of antiquarians, but by the spirit of philosophic analogy.
We procure reverence to our civil institutions on the principle upon which Nature teaches us to revere individual men: on account of their age, and on account of those from whom they are descended.
Those who are servants in name, as well as in effect, do not like to be told of their situation, their duty, and their obligations.
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