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I have therefore put before you that rule which he has violated; and we, the Commons, call upon your Lordships to enforce that rule, and to avenge the breach of it.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke calls for the enforcement of a violated rule, emphasizing the need for accountability in governance.
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