The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 142
... bribery , filthy hands , a chief governour of a great empire receiving bribes from poor miserable indigent people , this is what makes go- vernment itself base , contemptible and odious in the eyes of mankind . My lords , it is certain ...
... bribery , filthy hands , a chief governour of a great empire receiving bribes from poor miserable indigent people , this is what makes go- vernment itself base , contemptible and odious in the eyes of mankind . My lords , it is certain ...
Page 144
... bribery and presents was judged to be . When these covenants arrived in India , the servants re- fused at first to execute them ; and suspended the execution of them , till they had enriched themselves with presents . Eleven months ...
... bribery and presents was judged to be . When these covenants arrived in India , the servants re- fused at first to execute them ; and suspended the execution of them , till they had enriched themselves with presents . Eleven months ...
Page 147
... bribes ; for then they must have as many hands , as one of the idols in an Indian temple , in order to receive all the bribes , which a governour - general may receive ; but they have them vicariously . As there are many offices , so he ...
... bribes ; for then they must have as many hands , as one of the idols in an Indian temple , in order to receive all the bribes , which a governour - general may receive ; but they have them vicariously . As there are many offices , so he ...
Page 148
... bribes ; yet these were some of his agents in bribery . There are few instances in comparison of the 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 ...
... bribes ; yet these were some of his agents in bribery . There are few instances in comparison of the 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 ...
Page 156
... bribing , intriguing politician , like others in that country , both black and white . We know , associates in dark and ... bribery is improbable ? Why , he owns it . He is a pro- fessor of it . He reduces it into scheme and system . He ...
... bribing , intriguing politician , like others in that country , both black and white . We know , associates in dark and ... bribery is improbable ? Why , he owns it . He is a pro- fessor of it . He reduces it into scheme and system . He ...
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