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Refusing Descent into Tyranny and the Case for Rebellion
An oration rebukes royal mistreatment by rulers who once aided a family’s rise to imperial status. It argues that refief is a duty to prevent slavery and tyranny, contending judges may deem rebellion a standard, while warning that such views threaten the throne, the constitution, and Hanover’s legacy. The piece defends the people’s right to resist maladministration and restore governance to reason.
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Lord Mansfield
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England
House of Hanover