And here, my Lords, I would wish to say something of the miserable situation of the people of that country; but it is not in my commission, and I must be silent, and shall only request your Lordships to observe how this crime of bribery grows in its magnitude.
Burke expresses his desire to speak about the suffering of the people but acknowledges his limitations in doing so.
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