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He has corrupted and ruined the whole service; there is not one of them that dares appear and give a fair and full answer in any case, as you have seen in Mr.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “He has corrupted and ruined the whole service; there is not one of them that dares appear and give a fair and full…”
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Burke accuses Hastings of corrupting the entire service, leading to a culture of fear among witnesses.
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