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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... political expediency . Your act of 1767 asserts that it is expedient to raise a revenue in America ; your act of 1769 , which takes away that revenue , contradicts the act of 1767 , and , by some- thing much stronger than words ...
... political expediency . Your act of 1767 asserts that it is expedient to raise a revenue in America ; your act of 1769 , which takes away that revenue , contradicts the act of 1767 , and , by some- thing much stronger than words ...
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... political principle . The general declaration in the letter goes to the whole of it . You must therefore either aban- don the scheme of taxing , or you must send the ministers tarred and feathered to America , who dared to hold out the ...
... political principle . The general declaration in the letter goes to the whole of it . You must therefore either aban- don the scheme of taxing , or you must send the ministers tarred and feathered to America , who dared to hold out the ...
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... political , not commercial . The repeal was made , as Lord Hillsborough's letter well expresses it , to regain " the confidence and affection of the colo- nies , on which the glory and safety of the British em- pire depend . " A wise ...
... political , not commercial . The repeal was made , as Lord Hillsborough's letter well expresses it , to regain " the confidence and affection of the colo- nies , on which the glory and safety of the British em- pire depend . " A wise ...
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... . The other principle was , that taxes of this kind were contrary to the fundamental princi- ples of commerce on which the colonies were founded , and contrary to every idea of political equity , — SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 47.
... . The other principle was , that taxes of this kind were contrary to the fundamental princi- ples of commerce on which the colonies were founded , and contrary to every idea of political equity , — SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 47.
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... political equity , — by which equity we are bound as much as possible to extend the spirit and benefit of une British Constitu- tion to every part of the British dominions . The option , both of the measure and of the principle of ...
... political equity , — by which equity we are bound as much as possible to extend the spirit and benefit of une British Constitu- tion to every part of the British dominions . The option , both of the measure and of the principle of ...
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.