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Hastings was very unfit for the high office of Governor-General, or for any office.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Hastings was very unfit for the high office of Governor-General, or for any office.”
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Burke critiques Hastings' suitability for the role of Governor-General, highlighting concerns about his fitness for office.
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