Memoirs of the Reign of George III. to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793, Volume 1J. Milliken, 1796 |
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Page 172 - My lords, I thought the slavish doctrine of passive obedience had long since been exploded; and. when our kings were obliged to confess that their title to the crown, and the rule of their government, had no other foundation than the known laws of the land, I never expected to hear a divine right, or a divine infallibility, attributed to any other branch of the legislature.
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