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It was not collection, but real robbery, aggravated by corporal punishment and every insult of disgrace,--and this not confined to a few, but extended over every individual.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke condemns the brutal practices of exploitation and punishment faced by individuals under oppressive systems.
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