The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 134
... bribes before his appointment to an higher judiciary office , he would not still be open to prosecution . So far from admitting it as a plea in bar , we charge , and we hope your lordships will find it an extreme aggravation of his ...
... bribes before his appointment to an higher judiciary office , he would not still be open to prosecution . So far from admitting it as a plea in bar , we charge , and we hope your lordships will find it an extreme aggravation of his ...
Page 138
... bribery ; and to show your lordships the horrible conse- quences , which resulted from it : for , at first sight , bribery and peculation do not seem to be so horrid a matter ; they may seem to be only the transferring a little money ...
... bribery ; and to show your lordships the horrible conse- quences , which resulted from it : for , at first sight , bribery and peculation do not seem to be so horrid a matter ; they may seem to be only the transferring a little money ...
Page 141
... corruptly , that is to say , that he was a giver and receiver of bribes , and formed a system for the purpose of giving and VOL . VII . 18 receiving them . We wish your lordships distinctly to con- OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 141.
... corruptly , that is to say , that he was a giver and receiver of bribes , and formed a system for the purpose of giving and VOL . VII . 18 receiving them . We wish your lordships distinctly to con- OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 141.
Page 142
... bribes accident- ally , as it happened without any system and design , merely as the opportunity or momentary temptation of profit urged him to it , but that he has formed plans and systems of go- vernment for the very purpose of ...
... bribes accident- ally , as it happened without any system and design , merely as the opportunity or momentary temptation of profit urged him to it , but that he has formed plans and systems of go- vernment for the very purpose of ...
Page 145
... bribes and presents , and by extravagance and luxury , which partly gave rise to them ; and these in their turn enabled them to pursue those ex- cesses . They not only reposed trust in the integrity of Mr. Hastings , but reposed trust ...
... bribes and presents , and by extravagance and luxury , which partly gave rise to them ; and these in their turn enabled them to pursue those ex- cesses . They not only reposed trust in the integrity of Mr. Hastings , but reposed trust ...
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