On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Instead of imitating your monarchy, and seating your judges on a bench of independence, your object is to reduce them to the most blind obedience.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke condemns the new government's subjugation of the judiciary, contrasting it with the principle of judicial independence.
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