They secured soon after the frequent meetings of Parliament, by which the whole government would be under the constant inspection and active control of the popular representative and of the magnates of the kingdom.
Burke highlights the importance of regular parliamentary meetings for government oversight and control.
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But the course of succession is the healthy habit of the British Constitution.
The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily definable.
The engagement and pact of society, which generally goes by the name of the Constitution, forbids such invasion and such surrender.
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.
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