The Writings and Speeches of Edmund BurkeCosimo, Inc., 2008 M01 1 - 588 páginas This 12-volume set contains the complete life works of EDMUND BURKE (1729-1797), Irish political writer and statesman. Educated at a Quaker boarding school and at Trinity College in Dublin, Burke's eloquence gained him a high position in Britain's Whig party, and he was active in public life. He supported limitations on the power of the monarch and believed that the British people should have a greater say in their government. In general, Burke spoke out against the persecutions perpetuated by the British Empire on its colonies, including America, Ireland, and India. Burke's speeches and writings influenced the great thinkers of his day, including America's Founding Fathers. In Volume III, readers will find: . "Speech on the Nabob of Arcot's Debts" . "Speech on the Debate of the Army Estimates in the House of Commons" . "Reflections on the Revolution in France" |
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... hands , asserting it to arise from their own conviction and opinion , in flat contradic- tion to their recorded sentiments , their strong re- monstrance , and their declared sense of their duty , as well under their general trust and ...
... hands , asserting it to arise from their own conviction and opinion , in flat contradic- tion to their recorded sentiments , their strong re- monstrance , and their declared sense of their duty , as well under their general trust and ...
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... hand , never ceased to claim the country itself , and carried on a continued train of negotiation , that it should ... hands to a new adjudication , directly contrary to a judgment in a judicial character and trust solemnly given by ...
... hand , never ceased to claim the country itself , and carried on a continued train of negotiation , that it should ... hands to a new adjudication , directly contrary to a judgment in a judicial character and trust solemnly given by ...
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... hand : that is , private English money - jobbers offered their assistance . Messieurs Taylor , Majen- die , and Call proposed to advance the small sum of 160,000l . to pay off the Nabob's black cavalry , pro- vided the Company's ...
... hand : that is , private English money - jobbers offered their assistance . Messieurs Taylor , Majen- die , and Call proposed to advance the small sum of 160,000l . to pay off the Nabob's black cavalry , pro- vided the Company's ...
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... hand over the public revenues to you for sinister purposes . You say , you have a demand of some millions on the In- dian Treasury ; prove that you have acted by lawful authority ; prove , at least , that your money has been bona fide ...
... hand over the public revenues to you for sinister purposes . You say , you have a demand of some millions on the In- dian Treasury ; prove that you have acted by lawful authority ; prove , at least , that your money has been bona fide ...
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... hands , and that at such high interest as , being condemned at law , leaves them at the mercy of the great managers whom they trusted . These seduced creditors are probably per- sons of no power or interest either in England or In- dia ...
... hands , and that at such high interest as , being condemned at law , leaves them at the mercy of the great managers whom they trusted . These seduced creditors are probably per- sons of no power or interest either in England or In- dia ...
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