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My Lords, when this account appears at last, when this money does emerge in the public accounts, whose is it?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “My Lords, when this account appears at last, when this money does emerge in the public accounts, whose is it?”
Editor's note · Context
Burke questions the legitimacy of financial accounts related to the British East India Company, emphasizing accountability.
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