They will do justice to the wisdom and goodness of their sovereign and his Parliament, who have put them into a state of defence, in the war audaciously made upon us in favor of that kind of liberty.
Burke expresses gratitude towards the British government for its defense against threats posed by revolutionary ideals.
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The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily definable.
They have little regard to the obvious consequences of their doctrine, though they may see that it leaves positive authority in very few of the positive institutions of this country.
Though a king may abdicate for his own person, he cannot abdicate for the monarchy.
The engagement and pact of society, which generally goes by the name of the Constitution, forbids such invasion and such surrender.
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