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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... cover or logo of choice . For more information , please contact Cosimo at info@cosimobooks.com . Cover Design by www.popshopstudio.com ISBN : 978-1-60520-073-6 Circumstances ( which with some gentlemen pass for nothing )
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Edmund Burke. Circumstances ( which with some gentlemen pass for nothing ) give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect . The circumstances are what render every civil and political ...
Edmund Burke. Circumstances ( which with some gentlemen pass for nothing ) give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect . The circumstances are what render every civil and political ...
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... have at several periods been acknowl- edged to those gentlemen , to an immense amount , - that is , to some millions of sterling money . There is strong reason to suspect that the body of these debts 4 ADVERTISEMENT .
... have at several periods been acknowl- edged to those gentlemen , to an immense amount , - that is , to some millions of sterling money . There is strong reason to suspect that the body of these debts 4 ADVERTISEMENT .
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... gentleman , he did not think proper to tell the House that we ought to institute no inquiry , to inspect no paper , to exam- ine no witness . He did not tell us ( what at that time he might have told us with some show of reason ) that ...
... gentleman , he did not think proper to tell the House that we ought to institute no inquiry , to inspect no paper , to exam- ine no witness . He did not tell us ( what at that time he might have told us with some show of reason ) that ...
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... gentlemen to alternate as criminal and accuser upon what principles they think expedient , it is for us to consider whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Treasurer of the Navy , acting as a Board of Control , are justified by ...
... gentlemen to alternate as criminal and accuser upon what principles they think expedient , it is for us to consider whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Treasurer of the Navy , acting as a Board of Control , are justified by ...
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