For this process is the cement which binds the whole together; this is the individuating principle that makes England what England is.
Edmund Burke: “For this process is the cement which binds the whole together; this is the individuating principle that makes England…”
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Edmund Burke
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Burke describes the impeachment process as essential for maintaining the integrity of England's governance.
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