To add to the votes, which is adding to the power in proportion to the wealth, of men whose very offences were supposed to consist in acts which lead to the acquisition of enormous riches, appears by no means a well-considered method of checking rapacity and oppression.
Burke argues that increasing the voting power of wealthy individuals does not effectively address issues of greed and oppression.
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