The India proprietor, therefore, will always be, in the first instance, a politician; and the bolder his enterprise, and the more corrupt his views, the less will be his consideration of the price to be paid for compassing them.
Burke notes that proprietors of the East India Company are inherently political actors, often prioritizing ambition over financial prudence.
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