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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... trust reposed in them . They first examined into the amount of the debt , which they computed , at compound interest , to be 2,945,6007 . sterling . Whether their mode of computation , either of the original sums or the amount on ...
... trust reposed in them . They first examined into the amount of the debt , which they computed , at compound interest , to be 2,945,6007 . sterling . Whether their mode of computation , either of the original sums or the amount on ...
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... trust and their oath as Directors , as under the express injunctions of an act of Parliament . The principles upon which this summary proceed- ing was adopted by the ministerial board are stated by themselves in a number in the appendix ...
... trust and their oath as Directors , as under the express injunctions of an act of Parliament . The principles upon which this summary proceed- ing was adopted by the ministerial board are stated by themselves in a number in the appendix ...
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... to a new adjudication , directly contrary to a judgment in a judicial character and trust solemnly given by them and entered on their records . These proceedings naturally called for some in- quiry . On ADVERTISEMENT .
... to a new adjudication , directly contrary to a judgment in a judicial character and trust solemnly given by them and entered on their records . These proceedings naturally called for some in- quiry . On ADVERTISEMENT .
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... trust of a great and heinous nature . In less than two years we see the situation of the parties reversed ; and a sin- gular revolution puts the worthy baronet in a fair way of returning the prosecution in a recriminatory bill of pains ...
... trust of a great and heinous nature . In less than two years we see the situation of the parties reversed ; and a sin- gular revolution puts the worthy baronet in a fair way of returning the prosecution in a recriminatory bill of pains ...
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... trust which had been legally committed to his charge : that others , not having been so fortunate , could not be so disinterested ; and therefore their accusations could spring from no other source than faction , and envy to his fortune ...
... trust which had been legally committed to his charge : that others , not having been so fortunate , could not be so disinterested ; and therefore their accusations could spring from no other source than faction , and envy to his fortune ...
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