On the record
The preamble of this law, standing as it now stands, has the lie direct given to it by the provisionary part of the act: if that can be called provisionary which makes no provision.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke points out a contradiction in a law's preamble and its provisions, highlighting its inadequacy.
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