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Armed as they were with an authority in itself so ample, and by abuse so capable of an unlimited extent, very few, and these very insufficient correctives, were administered.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Armed as they were with an authority in itself so ample, and by abuse so capable of an unlimited extent, very few, and…”
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Burke notes the lack of effective checks on the extensive powers of the Governor-General and Council.
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