Edmund Burke: “Sometimes it signifies only the higher and ruling part of the…”

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Sometimes it signifies only the higher and ruling part of the commonwealth, which we commonly call the Government.

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Edmund Burke

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Burke clarifies that 'State' can also refer specifically to the ruling government.

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Edmund Burke: “Sometimes it signifies only the higher and ruling part of the commonwealth, which we commonly call the Government.”