The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... trust in the integri- ty of Mr. Hastings , but reposed trust in his remark · able frugality and order in his affairs , which they considered as things that distinguished his character . But in his defence we have him quite in another ...
... trust in the integri- ty of Mr. Hastings , but reposed trust in his remark · able frugality and order in his affairs , which they considered as things that distinguished his character . But in his defence we have him quite in another ...
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... trust , in its very nature , forbids the receipt of bribes . But Mr. Hast- ings was forbidden it , first , by his official situation , — next , by covenant , — and lastly , by act of Parliament : that is to say , by all the things that ...
... trust , in its very nature , forbids the receipt of bribes . But Mr. Hast- ings was forbidden it , first , by his official situation , — next , by covenant , — and lastly , by act of Parliament : that is to say , by all the things that ...
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... trust , which is to regulate the whole affairs of an empire , are responsible for the acts and conduct of other men , so far as they had anything to do with appointing them , or holding them in their places , or having any sort of ...
... trust , which is to regulate the whole affairs of an empire , are responsible for the acts and conduct of other men , so far as they had anything to do with appointing them , or holding them in their places , or having any sort of ...
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... trusts , held most sacred among the people of In- dia : by the sale of them , not , as before , to farmers , not , as you ... trust a man can have , - that is , in the case of those vakeels , ( as they call them , ) agents , or attorneys ...
... trusts , held most sacred among the people of In- dia : by the sale of them , not , as before , to farmers , not , as you ... trust a man can have , - that is , in the case of those vakeels , ( as they call them , ) agents , or attorneys ...
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Edmund Burke. guardianships and other sacred trusts , the selling masters to their servants , and principals to the at- torneys they employed to defend themselves , were all parts of the same system ; and these were the horrid ways in ...
Edmund Burke. guardianships and other sacred trusts , the selling masters to their servants , and principals to the at- torneys they employed to defend themselves , were all parts of the same system ; and these were the horrid ways in ...
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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