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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... , and other servants lately constituted by Mr. Pitt's East India Act . These ministers , who had just carried through Parliament the bill ordering a specific inquiry , immediately drew up another letter , on ADVERTISEMENT . 7.
... , and other servants lately constituted by Mr. Pitt's East India Act . These ministers , who had just carried through Parliament the bill ordering a specific inquiry , immediately drew up another letter , on ADVERTISEMENT . 7.
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... ministerial board are stated by themselves in a number in the appendix to this speech . By another section of the same act , the same Court of Directors were ordered to take into consideration and to decide on the indeterminate rights ...
... ministerial board are stated by themselves in a number in the appendix to this speech . By another section of the same act , the same Court of Directors were ordered to take into consideration and to decide on the indeterminate rights ...
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... ministers , proceeding as in the former case , without hearing any party , rescinded the decision of the Di- rectors , refused the restitution of the territory , and , without regard to the condition of the country of Tanjore , which ...
... ministers , proceeding as in the former case , without hearing any party , rescinded the decision of the Di- rectors , refused the restitution of the territory , and , without regard to the condition of the country of Tanjore , which ...
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... ministers in this affair as a downright usurpation . But if the strained construction by which they have forced themselves into a suspicious office ( which every man delicate with regard to character would rather have sought ...
... ministers in this affair as a downright usurpation . But if the strained construction by which they have forced themselves into a suspicious office ( which every man delicate with regard to character would rather have sought ...
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... ministers themselves , and brought forth during the delirium of the last session . My honorable friend has told you in the speech which introduced his motion , that fortunately this question is not a great deal involved in the laby ...
... ministers themselves , and brought forth during the delirium of the last session . My honorable friend has told you in the speech which introduced his motion , that fortunately this question is not a great deal involved in the laby ...
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Tocqueville's Moral and Political Thought: New Liberalism Marinus Richard Ringo Ossewaarde Vista previa limitada - 2004 |
Shelley's Eye: Travel Writing and Aesthetic Vision Benjamin Colbert Sin vista previa disponible - 2005 |