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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... least to complete the larger public let- ter , which he then proposed to resume . In the preface to the former edition of this Letter a fourth was mentioned as being in possession of Mr. Burke's friends . It was in fact announced by the ...
... least to complete the larger public let- ter , which he then proposed to resume . In the preface to the former edition of this Letter a fourth was mentioned as being in possession of Mr. Burke's friends . It was in fact announced by the ...
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... least , will be filled with his letters to public men on public affairs , especially those of France . This supplement will be sent to the press without delay . Mr. Burke's more familiar correspondence will be reserved as authorities to ...
... least , will be filled with his letters to public men on public affairs , especially those of France . This supplement will be sent to the press without delay . Mr. Burke's more familiar correspondence will be reserved as authorities to ...
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... least in every philosophical work , all these were certainly disappointed ; they found the landmarks of science precisely in their former places and they thought they received but a poor recompense for this disappointment , in seeing ...
... least in every philosophical work , all these were certainly disappointed ; they found the landmarks of science precisely in their former places and they thought they received but a poor recompense for this disappointment , in seeing ...
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... imaginations promise . In such a discussion , Iar am I from proposing in the least to reflect on our most wise form of government ; no more than I would , in the freer parts of my philosophical A VINDICATION OF NATURAL SOCIETY . 13.
... imaginations promise . In such a discussion , Iar am I from proposing in the least to reflect on our most wise form of government ; no more than I would , in the freer parts of my philosophical A VINDICATION OF NATURAL SOCIETY . 13.
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... least ; the vanquished must have had a much heavier loss , as the greatest slaughter is always in the flight , and great carnage did in those times and countries ever attend the first rage of conquest . It will , therefore , be very ...
... least ; the vanquished must have had a much heavier loss , as the greatest slaughter is always in the flight , and great carnage did in those times and countries ever attend the first rage of conquest . It will , therefore , be very ...
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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