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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... never created by money bona fide lent . But even on a supposition that this vast sum was really advanced , it was impossible that the very reality of such an astonishing transaction should not cause some degree of alarm and incite to ...
... never created by money bona fide lent . But even on a supposition that this vast sum was really advanced , it was impossible that the very reality of such an astonishing transaction should not cause some degree of alarm and incite to ...
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... never been able to trace the origin thereof , or to obtain any satisfactory information on the subject . " The Court of Directors , after stating the circum- stances under which the debts appeared to them to have been contracted , add ...
... never been able to trace the origin thereof , or to obtain any satisfactory information on the subject . " The Court of Directors , after stating the circum- stances under which the debts appeared to them to have been contracted , add ...
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... never ceased to claim the country itself , and carried on a continued train of negotiation , that it should again be given up to him , in violation of the Company's public faith . The Directors , in obedience to this part of the act ...
... never ceased to claim the country itself , and carried on a continued train of negotiation , that it should again be given up to him , in violation of the Company's public faith . The Directors , in obedience to this part of the act ...
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... never served the public in any honest occupation at all , an annual income equal to two thirds of the whole collection of the revenues of this kingdom . Actuated by the same principle of choice , he has now on the anvil another scheme ...
... never served the public in any honest occupation at all , an annual income equal to two thirds of the whole collection of the revenues of this kingdom . Actuated by the same principle of choice , he has now on the anvil another scheme ...
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... never contracted with the knowledge of the Company ; that it had not their approbation ; that they received the first intel- ligence of it with the utmost possible surprise , indig- nation , and alarm . * Mr. Dundas . So far from being ...
... never contracted with the knowledge of the Company ; that it had not their approbation ; that they received the first intel- ligence of it with the utmost possible surprise , indig- nation , and alarm . * Mr. Dundas . So far from being ...
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