On the record
I admit that their necessities do compel them to this base and contemptible fraud.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “I admit that their necessities do compel them to this base and contemptible fraud.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke acknowledges the moral compromise faced by individuals driven by necessity, labeling it as a contemptible act.
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