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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... honorable gentleman * whose conduct is now in question formerly stood forth in this House , the prosecutor of the worthy baronet † who spoke af- ter him . He charged him with several grievous acts of malversation in office , with abuses ...
... honorable gentleman * whose conduct is now in question formerly stood forth in this House , the prosecutor of the worthy baronet † who spoke af- ter him . He charged him with several grievous acts of malversation in office , with abuses ...
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... honorable 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 ...
... honorable 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 ...
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... 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- rinths of Indian detail . Certainly not . But if it were , I beg leave to assure you that ...
... 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- rinths of Indian detail . Certainly not . But if it were , I beg leave to assure you that ...
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... honorable friend has brought before you the motion of this day . It is to perpetuate the abuses which are subverting the fabric * The whole of the net Irish hereditary revenue is , on a medium of the last seven years , about 330,000l ...
... honorable friend has brought before you the motion of this day . It is to perpetuate the abuses which are subverting the fabric * The whole of the net Irish hereditary revenue is , on a medium of the last seven years , about 330,000l ...
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... honorable gentleman makes his stand at the very outset , and boldly refuses all Parliamentary information . Let him admit but one step towards inquiry , and he is undone . You must be ignorant , or he cannot be safe . But before his ...
... honorable gentleman makes his stand at the very outset , and boldly refuses all Parliamentary information . Let him admit but one step towards inquiry , and he is undone . You must be ignorant , or he cannot be safe . But before his ...
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