In looking over the public accounts, I should never dream of the blind mode of the Exchequer, which regards things in the abstract, and knows no difference in the quality of its debts or the circumstances of its debtors.
Burke criticizes the Exchequer's abstract approach to public accounts, advocating for a more nuanced understanding of debts.
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