The fact is, that the principles and economy of the Company's trade have been so completely corrupted by turning it into a vehicle for tribute, that, whenever circumstances require it to be replaced again upon a bottom truly commercial, hardly anything but confusion and disasters can be expected as the first results.
Burke criticizes the corruption of the Company's trade principles, warning that a return to genuine commerce will lead to chaos.
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