On the record
A dispute may always be raised in council in order to cover oppression and peculation elsewhere.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “A dispute may always be raised in council in order to cover oppression and peculation elsewhere.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke highlights the potential for manipulation within councils, suggesting that disputes can be used to mask wrongdoing.
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