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Hastings never dared, after the fact, to punish extortion in others, because he could not, without risking the discovery of bribery in himself.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Hastings never dared, after the fact, to punish extortion in others, because he could not, without risking the discovery…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke points out that Hastings is unable to punish extortion without exposing his own corruption.
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