If, therefore, the disaffection of the Begums was not a matter of public notoriety, we cannot but be alarmed for the effects which these subsequent transactions must have had on the minds of the natives of India.
Burke warns of the potential negative impact on the Indian populace due to the lack of public awareness regarding the Begums' disaffection.
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