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Edmund Burke: Hastings fairly resolved to put all peace, except on the terms of absolute conquest, wholly out of his own power.

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Hastings fairly resolved to put all peace, except on the terms of absolute conquest, wholly out of his own power.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke critiques Hastings' approach to peace and conquest, emphasizing the consequences of such a stance.

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