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But the compulsion ought to be known, and well defined, and well distinguished; for otherwise treaty only weakens the energy of compulsion, while compulsion destroys the freedom of a bargain.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke stresses the importance of clarity in the use of compulsion in financial agreements to preserve the essence of freedom in transactions.
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