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Edmund Burke: “When your Lordships see all this in proof, your Lordships will justify me in saying that there never was (taking every…”

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When your Lordships see all this in proof, your Lordships will justify me in saying that there never was (taking every part of the arrangement) such a direct, open violation of any trust.--I shall say no more with regard to the appointment of Munny Begum.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke asserts that the evidence of misconduct justifies his claims of betrayal of trust in the arrangement.

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