Quote by Edmund Burke
All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory they have

All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory they have no power over the substance of original justice. – Edmund Burke

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An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent. – Edmund Burke

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It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. – Edmund Burke

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