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The money once taken, all accusation, trial, and punishment ends.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The money once taken, all accusation, trial, and punishment ends.”
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Burke asserts that once wealth is extracted, all legal proceedings against individuals cease, highlighting a corrupt system.
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