I think that our ministry (though there are things against them which neither you nor I can dissemble, and which grieve me to the heart) is by far the most honest and by far the wisest system of administration in Europe.
Burke expresses his belief that the current ministry is the most honest and wise administration in Europe, despite its flaws.
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