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Cromwell, when he attempted to legalize his power, and to settle his conquered country in a state of order, did not look for dispensers of justice in the instruments of his usurpation.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke references Cromwell to illustrate the importance of separating justice from political power.
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