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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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For this process is the cement which binds the whole together; this is the individuating principle that makes England what England is.
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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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