The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10J. C. Nimmo, 1887 - Great Britain |
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Page 139
... paid for his power over them . It is possible that a man may pay a bribe merely to re- deem himself from some evil . It is bad , however , to live under a power whose violence has no restraint except in its avarice . But no man ever paid ...
... paid for his power over them . It is possible that a man may pay a bribe merely to re- deem himself from some evil . It is bad , however , to live under a power whose violence has no restraint except in its avarice . But no man ever paid ...
Page 172
... paid , it is a sum of money publicly paid , and paid in proportion to the grant , and that the sum is entered upon the very grant itself . We shall prove the nuzzer is in the same manner entered , and that all legal fees are in- dorsed ...
... paid , it is a sum of money publicly paid , and paid in proportion to the grant , and that the sum is entered upon the very grant itself . We shall prove the nuzzer is in the same manner entered , and that all legal fees are in- dorsed ...
Page 233
... paid to be a sum due ; and then she charges this one lac to have been paid when the Mogul was in the hands of the Mahrattas , when all communication with him was stopped , and when Rajah Shitab Roy , who is supposed to have paid it ...
... paid to be a sum due ; and then she charges this one lac to have been paid when the Mogul was in the hands of the Mahrattas , when all communication with him was stopped , and when Rajah Shitab Roy , who is supposed to have paid it ...
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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