On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
With you there is little, or rather no, connection between the last representative and the first constituent.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “With you there is little, or rather no, connection between the last representative and the first constituent.”
Editor's note · Context
Criticizing the new French system, Burke argues there is a fundamental disconnect between the elected representative and the primary voter.
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