The Writings and Speeches of Edmund BurkeCosimo, Inc., 1 ene 2008 - 572 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 I, readers will find: . "A Vindication of Natural Society" . "A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful" . "A Short Account of a Late Short Administration" . "The Present State of the Nation" . "Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontent" |
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... matters which are , as it were , just within our reach , what would become of the world , if the practice of all moral duties , and the ness . our own . foundations of society , rested upon having their rea- sons 6 PREFACE .
... matters which are , as it were , just within our reach , what would become of the world , if the practice of all moral duties , and the ness . our own . foundations of society , rested upon having their rea- sons 6 PREFACE .
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... become at several times extremely populous , and to supply men for slaughters scarcely credible , if other well - known and well - attested ones had not given them a color . The first settling of the Jews here was attended by an almost ...
... become at several times extremely populous , and to supply men for slaughters scarcely credible , if other well - known and well - attested ones had not given them a color . The first settling of the Jews here was attended by an almost ...
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... becomes the most foolish and capricious thing , at the same time that it is the most ter- rible and destructive that well ... become victims of his sus- picions . The slightest displeasure is death ; and a disagreeable aspect is often as ...
... becomes the most foolish and capricious thing , at the same time that it is the most ter- rible and destructive that well ... become victims of his sus- picions . The slightest displeasure is death ; and a disagreeable aspect is often as ...
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Lo sentimos, pero el contenido de esta página es de acceso restringido..
Lo sentimos, pero el contenido de esta página es de acceso restringido..
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A PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF | 67 |
A SHORT ACCOUNT OF A LATE SHORT ADMINISTRATION | 263 |
OBSERVATIONS ON A LATE PUBLICATION INTITULED THE | 269 |
263 | 288 |
THOUGHTS ON THE CAUSE OF THE PRESENT DISCONTENTS | 433 |
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