In the same manner, and with the same heat, he opposed a bill which (though awkward and inartificial in its construction) was right and wise in its principle, and was precedented in the best times, and absolutely necessary at that juncture: I mean the Traitorous Correspondence Bill.
Burke expresses his opposition to the Traitorous Correspondence Bill, acknowledging its necessity despite its flaws.
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Of this consolation whoever deprives them deadens their industry, and strikes at the root of all acquisition as of all conservation.
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