On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
One of the first motives to civil society, and which becomes one of its fundamental rules, is, that no man should be judge in his own cause.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
In his discussion of the foundations of civil society, Burke identifies the relinquishment of self-judgment as a core principle.
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