So far is it from being true that we acquired a right by th… - Edmund Burke

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So far is it from being true that we acquired a right by the Revolution to elect our kings that, if we had possessed it before, the English nation did at that time most solemnly renounce and abdicate it, for themselves and for all their posterity forever.

Edmund Burke

Reflections on the Revolution in France · November 11, 1999 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was a British and Irish statesman and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party after moving to London in 1750.

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