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Edmund Burke: I will show that he has plundered, or attempted to plunder, every person dependent upon, connected, or allied with this…

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I will show that he has plundered, or attempted to plunder, every person dependent upon, connected, or allied with this country.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke criticizes the actions of a person in power who has exploited those connected to Britain.

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