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They will not bear that this one body should monopolize the captivity of the king, and the dominion over the assembly calling itself national.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “They will not bear that this one body should monopolize the captivity of the king, and the dominion over the assembly…”
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Burke criticizes the monopolization of power by a single body, warning against the dangers of concentrated authority.
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