On the record
The buyer and seller must mutually profit by such a bargain; and, what rarely happens in matters of revenue, the relief of the subject will go hand in hand with the profit of the Exchequer.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that both the buyer and seller should benefit from a transaction, highlighting a fair economic principle.
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