The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... of this system was corruption . An arbi- trary system , indeed , must always be a corrupt one . My Lords , there never was a man who thought he - had no law but his own will , who did SPEECH IN OPENING . THIRD DAY . 5.
... of this system was corruption . An arbi- trary system , indeed , must always be a corrupt one . My Lords , there never was a man who thought he - had no law but his own will , who did SPEECH IN OPENING . THIRD DAY . 5.
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... never was a man , I be- lieve , who contended for arbitrary power , ( and there have been persons wicked and foolish enough to con tend for it , ) that did not pretend , either that the sys- tem was good in itself , or that by their ...
... never was a man , I be- lieve , who contended for arbitrary power , ( and there have been persons wicked and foolish enough to con tend for it , ) that did not pretend , either that the sys- tem was good in itself , or that by their ...
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... never have an act free , is money , it is the vice of base avarice , which never is , nor ever appears even to the prejudices of mankind to be , anything like a virtue . Our desire of acquiring sovereignty in India undoubt- edly ...
... never have an act free , is money , it is the vice of base avarice , which never is , nor ever appears even to the prejudices of mankind to be , anything like a virtue . Our desire of acquiring sovereignty in India undoubt- edly ...
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... never to receive presents . They never sent out a person to India without recognizing the griev- ance , and without ordering that presents should not be received , as the main fundamental part of their du- ty , and upon which all the ...
... never to receive presents . They never sent out a person to India without recognizing the griev- ance , and without ordering that presents should not be received , as the main fundamental part of their du- ty , and upon which all the ...
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... never existed a doubt but that not only upon the original cruel exaction , but upon the remission afterwards , immense gains were derived . This will account for the manner in which those stupendous fortunes which astonish the world ...
... never existed a doubt but that not only upon the original cruel exaction , but upon the remission afterwards , immense gains were derived . This will account for the manner in which those stupendous fortunes which astonish the world ...
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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