The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... whole , that it is necessary to give , in the best manner I am able , a history of that corrupt system which brought on all the subsequent acts of corruption . I will venture to say there is no one act , in which tyranny , malice ...
... whole , that it is necessary to give , in the best manner I am able , a history of that corrupt system which brought on all the subsequent acts of corruption . I will venture to say there is no one act , in which tyranny , malice ...
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... whole of that monstrous head of corruption under the name of presents , and all the monstrous consequences that followed it . - Now , my Lords , every office of trust , in its very nature , forbids the receipt of bribes . But Mr. Hast ...
... whole of that monstrous head of corruption under the name of presents , and all the monstrous consequences that followed it . - Now , my Lords , every office of trust , in its very nature , forbids the receipt of bribes . But Mr. Hast ...
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... 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 inspection into their conduct . But ...
... 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 inspection into their conduct . But ...
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... whole number of bribes , but there are some , where two men are in the secret of the same bribe . Nay , it appears that there was one bribe divided into different payments at different times , that one part was committed to one black ...
... whole number of bribes , but there are some , where two men are in the secret of the same bribe . Nay , it appears that there was one bribe divided into different payments at different times , that one part was committed to one black ...
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... whole . They sub - delegated to others , who sometimes had sub - delegates under them ad infinitum . The whole formed a system together , through the succession of black tyrants scattered through the country , in which you at last find ...
... whole . They sub - delegated to others , who sometimes had sub - delegates under them ad infinitum . The whole formed a system together , through the succession of black tyrants scattered through the country , in which you at last find ...
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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