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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... present possessors of power , to lament the past , to conceive extravagant hopes of the future , are the common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind ; indeed the necessary effects of the ignorance and levity of the vulgar . Such ...
... present possessors of power , to lament the past , to conceive extravagant hopes of the future , are the common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind ; indeed the necessary effects of the ignorance and levity of the vulgar . Such ...
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... PRESENT STATE OF THE NATION " " • 67 263 269 THOUGHTS ON THE CAUSE OF THE PRESENT DISCONTENTS 433 VOLUME ONE Henry St. John , Viscount Bolingbroke From a.
... PRESENT STATE OF THE NATION " " • 67 263 269 THOUGHTS ON THE CAUSE OF THE PRESENT DISCONTENTS 433 VOLUME ONE Henry St. John , Viscount Bolingbroke From a.
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... present to be deeply vexed at anything . Whenever this matter comes into discussion , I au- thorize you to contradict the infamous reports which ( I am informed ) have been given out , that this paper had been circulated through the ...
... present to be deeply vexed at anything . Whenever this matter comes into discussion , I au- thorize you to contradict the infamous reports which ( I am informed ) have been given out , that this paper had been circulated through the ...
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... and stones , to the present perfection of gunnery , cannoneering , bombarding , mining , and all those species of artificial , learned , and refined cru- elty , in which we are now so expert , 26 A VINDICATION OF NATURAL SOCIETY .
... and stones , to the present perfection of gunnery , cannoneering , bombarding , mining , and all those species of artificial , learned , and refined cru- elty , in which we are now so expert , 26 A VINDICATION OF NATURAL SOCIETY .
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... present experience ; and you will find that far the greater part of the quarrels between several nations had scarce any other occasion than that these nations were different combinations of peo- ple , and called by different names : to ...
... present experience ; and you will find that far the greater part of the quarrels between several nations had scarce any other occasion than that these nations were different combinations of peo- ple , and called by different names : to ...
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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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