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I shall show what the creature ought to be, by showing the law of the creator: what the legislature of Great Britain meant that Governor Hastings should be, not what he made himself.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke contrasts the intended role of a governor with the actual powers assumed by Hastings.
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