The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... Hastings's government is such a one , I believe , as the British nation in particular will disown ; for I will venture to say , that , if there is any one thing which distinguishes this nation eminently above another , it is , that in ...
... Hastings's government is such a one , I believe , as the British nation in particular will disown ; for I will venture to say , that , if there is any one thing which distinguishes this nation eminently above another , it is , that in ...
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... Hastings's merits , as he calls them , what are they ? Did he improve the inter- nal state of the government by great reforms ? No such thing . Or by a wise and incorrupt administra- tion of justice ? No. Has he enlarged the boundary of ...
... Hastings's merits , as he calls them , what are they ? Did he improve the inter- nal state of the government by great reforms ? No such thing . Or by a wise and incorrupt administra- tion of justice ? No. Has he enlarged the boundary of ...
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... Hastings's time , altogether a business of money . If he has extirpated a nation , I will not say whether properly or improperly , it is because ( says he ) you have all the benefit of conquest without expense ; you have got a large sum ...
... Hastings's time , altogether a business of money . If he has extirpated a nation , I will not say whether properly or improperly , it is because ( says he ) you have all the benefit of conquest without expense ; you have got a large sum ...
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... specially as an article of charge . I only mention it now as an exemplification of the great principle of corruption which guided Mr. Hastings's conduct . · • - When the ancient nobility , the great SPEECH IN OPENING . 15 THIRD DAY .
... specially as an article of charge . I only mention it now as an exemplification of the great principle of corruption which guided Mr. Hastings's conduct . · • - When the ancient nobility , the great SPEECH IN OPENING . 15 THIRD DAY .
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... Hastings's name , with any knowledge of Indian connections , has heard of his banian , Cantoo Baboo . This man is ... Hastings , in breach of this order , gave farms to his own banian . You find him the farmer of great , of vast and ...
... Hastings's name , with any knowledge of Indian connections , has heard of his banian , Cantoo Baboo . This man is ... Hastings , in breach of this order , gave farms to his own banian . You find him the farmer of great , of vast and ...
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accusation act of Parliament affairs agent appear appointed authority banian believe Bengal bonds bribery Calcutta called Cantoo Baboo character charge circumstances Clavering Committee Company Company's concealment conduct consequence consider corruption Council Court of Directors covenants crimes Debi Sing declared defence dewan Dinagepore discovery duty endeavored evidence evil explanation extortion favor forgery fraud give given Governor Governor-General guilt Gunga Govind Sing hands Hastings's honor House of Commons India ings inquiry knew lac of rupees Larkins letter Lords Mahomed Reza Khân manner means ment mind Munny Begum Nabob nature never Nundcomar occasion opinion oppression paid Patna peculation person presumption pretended principle proceedings proof prosecution prove province Rajah receiving bribes regard revenue sent servants Sir John Clavering situation suffer sum of money taken tell thing thought tion transactions trust ul Dowlah Warren Hastings whole zemindary