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Edmund Burke: The authority given to the servants to buy at an advanced price did of necessity furnish means and excuses for every…

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The authority given to the servants to buy at an advanced price did of necessity furnish means and excuses for every sort of fraud in their purchases.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke highlights the potential for fraud when servants are allowed to overbid the market.

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