Shall your servants, unchecked, unrestrained, and unpunished, gratify their private views and ambition at the expense of my honor, my peace, and my happiness, and to the ruin of my country, as well as of all your affairs?
Burke questions whether unchecked servants should be allowed to pursue their ambitions at the cost of his honor and the welfare of the country.
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