On the record
Such a prosecution ought not to have been ordered by the Directors, but upon grounds that would have fully authorized the recall of the gentleman in question.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that a prosecution should only be ordered on grounds that justify recalling the involved gentleman.
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