On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Such an independent judicature was ten times more necessary when a democracy became the absolute power of the country.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Such an independent judicature was ten times more necessary when a democracy became the absolute power of the country.”
Editor's note · Context
In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke argues that an independent judiciary is even more vital when democracy holds absolute power.
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