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Edmund Burke: The shortness of time in which they are to reap the profits of iniquity is far from checking the avidity of corrupt men…

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The shortness of time in which they are to reap the profits of iniquity is far from checking the avidity of corrupt men; it renders them infinitely more ravenous.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke warns that the urgency of corrupt individuals can intensify their greed.

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