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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 02, 1769
Page
2
The article argues rulers are gods delegates who must rule with wisdom mercy and justice. It condemns conquerors who spill blood for vanity and praises monarchs who protect the weak reward merit and promote peace and culture. It warns that tyranny and ambition corrupt rulers and nations.
The speaker extols Cyrus for wealth used to aid the people, urging humility and generosity toward the afflicted. He cites Cyrus’s remark that riches exist to reward service and support others, not for personal consumption, and notes the lasting prosperity and loyalty this creates among his subjects.
The piece traces the origin of the House of Commons to the 1264 parliaments with knights from each county and burghers from towns. It argues for Wilkes’s legal seat in Middlesex, condemns attempts to expel him, and denounces corrupt ministers and factions, urging repentance and reform.
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