I trust, I say, that neither we, the Commons, nor you, the Lords, nor his Majesty, the sovereign of this country, can shake one word of this act of Parliament,--can invalidate the truth of its declaration, or the authority of the persons, men of high honor and character, that made that inquiry and this report.
Burke asserts the authority of Parliament and the integrity of those who reported on the grievances.
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