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Thus was this object loaded with a double commission; and every act of partiality to one person produced a chargeable compensation to some other for the injustice that such partiality produced.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke reflects on the consequences of favoritism in contracts, highlighting the broader implications of injustice.
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