Glory is not the lot of subordinated merit,--and all the subordinate parts of the gradation are officers who, in comparison with the offices and duties intrusted to them, are miserably provided for; whereas the chief of each great Presidency has emoluments securing him against every mode of temptation.
Burke argues that the structure of the India Company leads to a lack of reward for subordinate officers compared to their responsibilities, creating a moral hazard.
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