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"When bad men combine" - always worth noting he was referring to guilds, trade unions, and any association intended to bring about political change. This was the same era where taking an illegal oath would get you transported to Australia for hard labour, and where magistrates worked directly for the home office as spies able to pass summary judgement in-situ.