But the Company has proceeded much further, and done much more wisely, because they proceeded upon mercantile principles; and they have provided, either by orders or course of office, that all shall be written,--the proposition, the argument, the dissent.
Burke commends the Company for its comprehensive written documentation of all proceedings, surpassing traditional practices.
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