It was from the depth of that horrible devastating system that he gave this ridiculous, contemptible evidence, which if it can be equalled, I shall admit that there is not one word we have said that you ought to attend to.
Burke criticizes the evidence presented in the trial as contemptible, suggesting it reflects a broader moral failure.
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