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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... whole House , to take into con- sideration the duty of three - pence per pound weight upon tea , payable in all his Majesty's dominions in America , im- posed by the said act ; and also the appropriation of the said duty . " On this ...
... whole House , to take into con- sideration the duty of three - pence per pound weight upon tea , payable in all his Majesty's dominions in America , im- posed by the said act ; and also the appropriation of the said duty . " On this ...
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... whole empire , no topic has been more familiar to us . For nine long years , session after session , we have been lashed round and round this miserable circle of occasional arguments and tempo- rary expedients . I am sure our heads must ...
... whole empire , no topic has been more familiar to us . For nine long years , session after session , we have been lashed round and round this miserable circle of occasional arguments and tempo- rary expedients . I am sure our heads must ...
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... whole series of the Parliamentary proceedings with regard to America , their causes , and their consequences . With regard to the latter ground , he states it as useless , and thinks it may be even dangerous , to enter into so extensive ...
... whole series of the Parliamentary proceedings with regard to America , their causes , and their consequences . With regard to the latter ground , he states it as useless , and thinks it may be even dangerous , to enter into so extensive ...
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... without injury to commerce , ( if this were the whole consideration , ) have taxed these commodities . The same may be said of glass . Besides , some of the things taxed were so trivial , that the loss of SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 13.
... without injury to commerce , ( if this were the whole consideration , ) have taxed these commodities . The same may be said of glass . Besides , some of the things taxed were so trivial , that the loss of SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 13.
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... whole of your com- plicated interests in one connected view . They have taken things by bits and scraps , some at one time and one pretence , and some at another , just as they pressed , without any sort of regard to their relations or ...
... whole of your com- plicated interests in one connected view . They have taken things by bits and scraps , some at one time and one pretence , and some at another , just as they pressed , without any sort of regard to their relations or ...
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.