Edmund Burke: “These venerable bodies, like the rest of the old government, stood in…”

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These venerable bodies, like the rest of the old government, stood in need of reform, even though there should be no change made in the monarchy.

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Edmund Burke

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Burke acknowledges the need for reform in traditional governing bodies while maintaining the monarchy.

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