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My conduct in the late arrangements will be arraigned with all the rancor of disappointed rapacity, and my reputation and influence will suffer a mortal wound from the failure of them.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “My conduct in the late arrangements will be arraigned with all the rancor of disappointed rapacity, and my reputation…”
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Burke reflects on the potential consequences of his decisions and the impact on his reputation.
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