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Whatever advantages might arise to the general trading interests of the kingdom by this restraint, its East India interest was undoubtedly injured by it.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke points out that while some may benefit from trade restrictions, the East India trade suffers significant harm as a result.
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