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Often appears with: theory of government · shortening duration of parliaments · lord coke aphorism · liberty of the press · libel trials · forms of government · elections and representation · election harms · clamour vs remedy · censorship and the press
Usually: reflection (1) · exhortation (1) · skepticism (1)
“Blessed be not the complaining tongue, but blessed be the amending hand.” Edmund Burke, Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches · precept
Transitioning to a separate speech, Burke laments redesigning government foundations but defends shortening parliament terms to balance electoral benefits against the harms of frequent elections and calls for remedies suited to their evils.
merely for the purpose of rendering the people discontented with their situation, without an endeavour to give them a practical remedy, is indeed one of the worst acts of sedition. I have read and heard much upon the conduct of our courts in the business of libels. I was extremely willing to enter into, and very free to act as facts should turn out on that inquiry, aiming constantly at remedy as the end of all clam…