I confess I tremble, when I consider that your judgment is now going to be passed, not on the culprit at your bar, but upon the House of Commons itself, and upon the public justice of this kingdom, as represented in this great tribunal.
Burke expresses his trepidation about the weight of the judgment being passed, highlighting its broader implications for justice in Britain.
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