I have shown your Lordships that his evasions of the clear words of his covenant and the clear words of an act of Parliament were such as did not arise from an erroneous judgment, but from a corrupt intention; and I believe you will find that his attempt to evade the law aggravates infinitely his guilt in breaking it.
Burke emphasizes the corrupt intentions behind legal evasions, highlighting the severity of breaking the law.
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