On the other hand, if the nominal commerce of the Company is suffered to be carried on for the account of the servants abroad, by investing the emoluments made in their stations, these emoluments are therefore inclusively authorized, and with them the practices from which they accrue.
Burke warns that allowing the Company's nominal commerce to be managed by servants could legitimize questionable practices and enrich them improperly.
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