On the record
We refer to your determination for the purpose of showing the falsehood of the imputation which the prisoner has cast upon us, of having oppressed him by delay and irrelevant matter.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “We refer to your determination for the purpose of showing the falsehood of the imputation which the prisoner has cast…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke references the Lords' decision to counter the prisoner's claims of oppression, illustrating the dynamics of accountability in the trial.
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