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I have already incurred the censure of the prisoner; I mean to increase it, by bringing home to him the proof of his crimes, and to display them in all their force and turpitude.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke expresses his intention to reveal the proof of the prisoner's crimes, emphasizing his moral obligation.
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