At no time, perhaps, did the sovereign legislature manifest a more tender regard to that fundamental principle of British constitutional policy than at the time of the Revolution, when it deviated from the direct line of hereditary succession.
Burke notes the legislature's careful consideration of constitutional principles during the Revolution, reflecting its commitment to tradition.
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