Far from the duplicity wickedly charged on him, he acted his part with alacrity and resolution.
Edmund Burke: “Far from the duplicity wickedly charged on him, he acted his part with alacrity and resolution.”
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Burke defends a colleague against accusations of duplicity, highlighting their integrity and decisiveness.
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