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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... give an authen- tic edition . The " Thoughts and Details on Scarcity " were originally presented in the form of a memorial to Mr. Pitt . The author proposed afterwards to recast the same matter in a new shape . He even adver- tised the ...
... give an authen- tic edition . The " Thoughts and Details on Scarcity " were originally presented in the form of a memorial to Mr. Pitt . The author proposed afterwards to recast the same matter in a new shape . He even adver- tised the ...
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... give it the fullest and speediest effect . In truth , the answer , which is full of spirit and vivacity , was written the latter end of the same year , but was laid aside when the question assumed a more serious aspect , from the ...
... give it the fullest and speediest effect . In truth , the answer , which is full of spirit and vivacity , was written the latter end of the same year , but was laid aside when the question assumed a more serious aspect , from the ...
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... gives him leisure to contrive , and furnishes ability to execute military plans . " A meditation ou the conduct of political societies made old Hobbes imagine , that war was the state of nature ; and truly , if a man judged of the ...
... gives him leisure to contrive , and furnishes ability to execute military plans . " A meditation ou the conduct of political societies made old Hobbes imagine , that war was the state of nature ; and truly , if a man judged of the ...
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... gives one man the power over many , and arms his naturally impotent and feeble age with the hands of millions , who know no com- mon principle of action , but a blind obedience to the passions of their ruler . The next personage who ...
... gives one man the power over many , and arms his naturally impotent and feeble age with the hands of millions , who know no com- mon principle of action , but a blind obedience to the passions of their ruler . The next personage who ...
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... give more than hints to one of your lordship's erudition . You will recollect his uninterrupted series of success . You will run over his battles . You will call to mind the carnage which was made . You will give a glance at the whole ...
... give more than hints to one of your lordship's erudition . You will recollect his uninterrupted series of success . You will run over his battles . You will call to mind the carnage which was made . You will give a glance at the whole ...
Índice
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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