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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... common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind ; indeed the necessary effects of the ignorance and levity of the vulgar . Such complaints and humors have existed in all times ; yet as all times have not been alike , true political ...
... common dispositions of the greatest part of mankind ; indeed the necessary effects of the ignorance and levity of the vulgar . Such complaints and humors have existed in all times ; yet as all times have not been alike , true political ...
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... common , they cannot want a number of admirers of as much docility as can be wished for in disciples . To these the editor of the following little piece has addressed it there is no reason to conceal the design of it any longer . The ...
... common , they cannot want a number of admirers of as much docility as can be wished for in disciples . To these the editor of the following little piece has addressed it there is no reason to conceal the design of it any longer . The ...
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... common auditory , than to establish a doubtful truth by solid and conclusive arguments . When men find that something can be said in favor of what , on the very proposal , they have thought utterly indefensible , they grow doubtful of ...
... common auditory , than to establish a doubtful truth by solid and conclusive arguments . When men find that something can be said in favor of what , on the very proposal , they have thought utterly indefensible , they grow doubtful of ...
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... common arbitrator to resort to in their differences . These were evils which they could not but have felt pretty severely on many occasions . The original children of the earth lived with their brethren of the other kinds in much ...
... common arbitrator to resort to in their differences . These were evils which they could not but have felt pretty severely on many occasions . The original children of the earth lived with their brethren of the other kinds in much ...
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... common- wealths among themselves , for an unprofitable supe- riority , form one of the bloodiest scenes in history . One is astonished how such a small spot could furnish men sufficient to sacrifice to the pitiful ambition of possessing ...
... common- wealths among themselves , for an unprofitable supe- riority , form one of the bloodiest scenes in history . One is astonished how such a small spot could furnish men sufficient to sacrifice to the pitiful ambition of possessing ...
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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 |
THOUGHTS ON THE CAUSE OF THE PRESENT DISCONTENTS | 433 |
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