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Edmund Burke: We say, then, not only that he governed arbitrarily, but corruptly,--that is to say, that he was a giver and receiver of…

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We say, then, not only that he governed arbitrarily, but corruptly,--that is to say, that he was a giver and receiver of bribes, and formed a system for the purpose of giving and receiving them.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke accused the Governor-General of governing not only arbitrarily but also corruptly, involving bribery.

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