Hear, then, my Lords, what becomes of the records of the Company, which were to be the vouchers for every public act,--which were to show whether, in the Company's transactions, agreements, and treaties with the native powers, the public faith was kept or not.
Burke highlights the importance of records in verifying the integrity of public acts and agreements.
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