On the record
Hastings, upon facts which he has never denied and by arguments which he has never refuted, as being himself the cause of that very junction of all the powers of India against us.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Hastings, upon facts which he has never denied and by arguments which he has never refuted, as being himself the cause…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke accuses Hastings of being the architect of the coalition against British rule in India, based on undeniable facts and arguments.
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