The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke: On Conciliation with America; Security of the Independence of Parliament; on Mr. Fox's East IndiaCosimo, Inc., 1 ene 2008 - 600 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 II, readers will find: . "Speech on American Taxation" . "Speeches on the Arrival at Bristol and at the Conclusion of the Poll" . "Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America" . "Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, On the Affairs of America" . "Two Letters to Gentlemen of Bristol, On the Bills Depending in Parliament Relative to the Trade of Ireland" . "Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments" . "Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780" . "Speech at Bristol on Declining the Poll, September 9, 1780" . "Speech of Mr. Fox's East India Bill" . "A Representation to His Majesty, Moved in the House of Commons" |
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... able to force them ? Oh , but it seems we are in the right . The tax is trifling , in effect it is rather an exoneration than an imposition ; three fourths of the duty formerly payable on teas exported to America is taken off , the ...
... able to force them ? Oh , but it seems we are in the right . The tax is trifling , in effect it is rather an exoneration than an imposition ; three fourths of the duty formerly payable on teas exported to America is taken off , the ...
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... able declaration . After stating the vigorous meas- ures which had been pursued , the speech from the throne proceeds : - " You have assured me of your firm support in the prosecution of them . Nothing , in my opinion , could be more ...
... able declaration . After stating the vigorous meas- ures which had been pursued , the speech from the throne proceeds : - " You have assured me of your firm support in the prosecution of them . Nothing , in my opinion , could be more ...
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... able them to dispose of such articles as we forced upon them , and for which , without some degree of liberty , they could not pay . Hence all your specific and de- tailed enumerations ; hence the innumerable checks and counterchecks ...
... able them to dispose of such articles as we forced upon them , and for which , without some degree of liberty , they could not pay . Hence all your specific and de- tailed enumerations ; hence the innumerable checks and counterchecks ...
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... able ; the multitude struck them with terror . - But the grand manœuvre in that business of new regulating the colonies was the fifteenth act of the fourth of George the Third , which , besides containing several of the matters to which ...
... able ; the multitude struck them with terror . - But the grand manœuvre in that business of new regulating the colonies was the fifteenth act of the fourth of George the Third , which , besides containing several of the matters to which ...
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... able ; nor , I believe , would the Americans themselves have disputed it at a proper time and season . But it should be considered , that the American governments themselves have , in the prosecution of the late war , contracted very ...
... able ; nor , I believe , would the Americans themselves have disputed it at a proper time and season . But it should be considered , that the American governments themselves have , in the prosecution of the late war , contracted very ...
Índice
SPEECHES ON ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL AND AT THE CONCLU | 81 |
SPEECH ON MOVING RESOLUTIONS FOR CONCILIATION WITH | 99 |
LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL ON THE AFFAIRS | 187 |
Two LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN OF BRISTOL ON THE BILLS | 247 |
SPEECH ON PRESENTING TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS | 265 |
SPEECH AT BRISTOL PREVIOUS TO THE ELECTION Septem | 313 |
SPEECH AT BRISTOL ON DECLINING THE POLL Septem | 425 |
SPEECH ON MR Foxs EAST INDIA BILL December 1 1783 | 434 |
A REPRESENTATION TO HIS MAJESTY MOVED IN | 539 |
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Página 38 - He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion.