But one thing I conceive to be far beyond a doubt: that the settlement cannot be immediate; but that it must be preceded by some sort of power, equal at least in vigor, vigilance, promptitude, and decision, to a military government.
Burke argues that the restoration of monarchy requires a powerful force to precede it, indicating the complexity of governance.
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It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
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