In that case, if I know anything of this country, another constitutional opposition can never be formed in it; and if this be impossible, it will be at least as much so (if there can be degrees in impossibility) to have a constitutional administration at any future time.
Burke reflects on the challenges of forming a constitutional opposition in his time, emphasizing the difficulties of governance.
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