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When you find the laws of the land trampled upon, and their appointed authority despised, then you may be sure that the authority of the prisoner is reëstablished.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke warns that the restoration of Hastings' authority is signaled by the violation of laws and disregard for appointed authority.
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