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But he knew that his colleagues would have thought he laughed in their faces, had he attempted to bring anything the most distantly relating to commerce or colonies before them.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke reflects on the reluctance of a commissioner to discuss commerce with his colleagues, highlighting the tension in the Board.
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