It is therefore no apology for ministers, that they have not been bought by the East India delinquents, but that they have only formed an alliance with them for screening each other from justice, according to the exigence of their several necessities.
Burke argues that ministers' alliances with corrupt individuals do not absolve them of responsibility, emphasizing the need for justice in governance.
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