It is against fundamental maxims that an accomplice should be admitted as a witness: but accomplices are admitted from the policy of justice, otherwise confederacies of crime could not be dissolved.
Burke emphasizes the importance of excluding accomplices as witnesses to maintain the integrity of justice.
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