By this plan he intended that the profits should be distributed in an orderly and proportioned manner for the reward of services, and not seized by each individual according to the measure of his boldness, dexterity, or influence.
Burke discusses the importance of fair distribution of profits among servants rather than allowing individual greed to dictate rewards.
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