I have stated them, I trust, with perspicuity,--stated the grounds and principles upon which they were made,--stated the abuses that grew upon them,--and that every revolution produced its abuse.
Burke emphasizes the clarity with which he has presented the complexities of governance and its resulting abuses.
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Whatever they are, I wish my countrymen rather to recommend to our neighbors the example of the British Constitution than to take models from them for the improvement of our own.
They come from one who has been no tool of power, no flatterer of greatness, and who in his last acts does not wish to belie the tenor of his life.
Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.
Our people will find employment enough for a truly patriotic, free, and independent spirit, in guarding what they possess from violation.
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