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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... whilst he violently resisted everything which could bring the merits of his cause to the test , had he been wild enough to anticipate the absurdities of this day , that is , had he inferred , as his late accuser has thought proper to do ...
... whilst he violently resisted everything which could bring the merits of his cause to the test , had he been wild enough to anticipate the absurdities of this day , that is , had he inferred , as his late accuser has thought proper to do ...
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... whilst the effect is at a distance , and may be the concern of other times and other men . On these principles , he chooses to suppose ( for he does not pretend more than to sup- pose ) a naked possibility that he shall draw some ...
... whilst the effect is at a distance , and may be the concern of other times and other men . On these principles , he chooses to suppose ( for he does not pretend more than to sup- pose ) a naked possibility that he shall draw some ...
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... Whilst he is thus employed according to his pol- icy and to his taste , he has not leisure to inquire . into those abuses in India that are drawing off money by millions from the treasures of this coun try , which are exhausting the ...
... Whilst he is thus employed according to his pol- icy and to his taste , he has not leisure to inquire . into those abuses in India that are drawing off money by millions from the treasures of this coun try , which are exhausting the ...
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... whilst we look with pain at his desperate and laborious trifling , whilst we are apprehensive that he will break his back in stooping to pick up chaff and straws , he re- covers himself at an elastic bound , and with a broad- cast swing ...
... whilst we look with pain at his desperate and laborious trifling , whilst we are apprehensive that he will break his back in stooping to pick up chaff and straws , he re- covers himself at an elastic bound , and with a broad- cast swing ...
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... Whilst the Directors were digesting their astonish- * Mr. Smith's Examination before the Select Committee . Appen dix , No. 2 . † Appendix , No. 2 . Fourth Report , Mr. Dundas's Committee , p . 4 . ment at this information , a memorial ...
... Whilst the Directors were digesting their astonish- * Mr. Smith's Examination before the Select Committee . Appen dix , No. 2 . † Appendix , No. 2 . Fourth Report , Mr. Dundas's Committee , p . 4 . ment at this information , a memorial ...
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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 |