Edmund Burke: “It was on full consideration that I determined not to lessen any of…”

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It was on full consideration that I determined not to lessen any of the offices of honor about the crown, in their number or their emoluments.

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Edmund Burke

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Burke explains his decision to maintain the number and pay of royal offices despite their perceived redundancy.

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