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It is necessary, therefore, that nothing in that proceeding should appear to mark the slightest trace, should betray the faintest odor of chicane.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgIt is necessary, therefore, that nothing in that proceeding should appear to mark the slightest trace, should betray the faintest odor of chicane.
Burke insists on the need for transparency and integrity in judicial proceedings to avoid deception.
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