I was therefore very eager to record a remonstrance on the journals of the House of Commons, as a caution against such a popular delusion in times to come; and this I then feared, and now am certain, is all that could be done.
Burke expresses his desire to document a warning against popular delusions, emphasizing the importance of historical caution.
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