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It is the use, virtue, and efficacy of Parliamentary judicial procedure, that it puts an end to this dominion of faction, intrigue, cabal, and clandestine intelligences.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke highlights the importance of Parliamentary judicial procedures in combating corruption and factionalism.
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