Bill Kristol

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...and the lead manager of the impeachment of Hastings was Edmund Burke. — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren Hastings was Britain’s Governor General in India from 1773 to 1784. The House of Commons impeached him for “high crimes and misdemeanors” after he left office, in 1787. His trial in the House of Lords began in 1788. His example was cited at the Constitutional Convention. — PolitiTweet.org

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From Burke's 1788 speech in Lords: "Mr. Hastings...has declared he is a despotic prince; he is to use arbitrary power; and of course all his acts are covered with that shield...Will your lordships submit to hear the corrupt practices of mankind made the principles of government?" — PolitiTweet.org

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