On the record
Constituted as our system of finance and taxation is, the interests of the contracting parties cannot well be separated, whatever they may reciprocally intend.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Constituted as our system of finance and taxation is, the interests of the contracting parties cannot well be separated…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke notes that in the current financial system, the interests of borrowers and lenders are interconnected despite their intentions.
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