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The king whom he gave us was, indeed, the very reverse of your benignant sovereign, who, in reward for his attempt to bestow liberty on his subjects, languishes himself in prison.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke contrasts the king given by Monk with the current sovereign in France, highlighting the latter's imprisonment.
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