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Edmund Burke: But this treaty, like every other treaty, was soon violated by the Company.

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But this treaty, like every other treaty, was soon violated by the Company.
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Edmund Burke

Editor's note · Context

Burke emphasizes the pattern of dishonesty in British treaties with the Mahrattas.

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