Lord Clive's Speech In The House Of Commons: On The Motion Made For An Inquiry Into The Nature, State, And Condition Of The East India Company (1772) is a historical document that recounts the speech given by Robert Clive, a British military officer and colonial administrator, in the House of Commons in 1772. The speech was made in response to a motion for an inquiry into the East India Company, a powerful trading company that had established a virtual...