On the record
The legislature, in declaring all presents to be the property of the Company, could not consider corruption, extortion, and fraud as any part of their resources.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The legislature, in declaring all presents to be the property of the Company, could not consider corruption, extortion…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that the legislation regarding presents to the Company fails to account for the realities of corruption and exploitation.
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