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He has substituted oppression and tyranny in the place of legal government.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “He has substituted oppression and tyranny in the place of legal government.”
Editor's note · Context
He condemns Hastings for replacing lawful governance with oppression and tyranny, highlighting the moral failings of leadership.
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