On the record
In all the cities were multitudes of merchants and bankers, for all occasions of moneyed assistance; and on the other hand, the native princes were in condition to obtain credit from them.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke illustrates the economic interactions between merchants and native princes, highlighting a complex financial system.
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