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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... under the same unhappy circum- stances . Whatever the merits of the worthy baro- * Right Honorable Henry Dundas . ↑ Sir Thomas Rumbold , late Governor of Madras . net's defence might have been , he did not shrink SPEECH .
... under the same unhappy circum- stances . Whatever the merits of the worthy baro- * Right Honorable Henry Dundas . ↑ Sir Thomas Rumbold , late Governor of Madras . net's defence might have been , he did not shrink SPEECH .
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... late accuser has thought proper to do , that he could not have been guilty of malversa- tion in office , for this sole and curious reason , that he had been in office , had he argued the impossibility of his abusing his power on this ...
... late accuser has thought proper to do , that he could not have been guilty of malversa- tion in office , for this sole and curious reason , that he had been in office , had he argued the impossibility of his abusing his power on this ...
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... late Governor and Council of Fort George [ Madras ] , and on the fullest consideration , that the said Govern or and Council have , in notorious violation of the trust reposed in them , manifestly preferred the interest of private ...
... late Governor and Council of Fort George [ Madras ] , and on the fullest consideration , that the said Govern or and Council have , in notorious violation of the trust reposed in them , manifestly preferred the interest of private ...
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... the revenues they had received from his assignment . Thus they condescended to accumu- late a debt of 160,000l . with an interest of twelve per cent , in compensation for a lingering payment to the 42 SPEECH ON THE NABOB OF ARCOT'S DEBTS .
... the revenues they had received from his assignment . Thus they condescended to accumu- late a debt of 160,000l . with an interest of twelve per cent , in compensation for a lingering payment to the 42 SPEECH ON THE NABOB OF ARCOT'S DEBTS .
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