I now proceed to show that the Whig managers for the Commons meant to preserve the government on a firm foundation, by asserting the perpetual validity of the settlement then made, and its coercive power upon posterity.
Burke argues for the importance of maintaining a stable government through the recognition of historical settlements.
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