The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke, Volumen4Cosimo, Inc., 2008 M01 1 - 508 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 IV, readers will find: . "Letter in Answer to Some Objections to His Book on French Affairs" . "Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs" . "Letter to a Peer of Ireland on the Penal Laws Against Irish Catholics" . "Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe, On the Subject of the Roman Catholics of Ireland" . "Hunts for a Memorial to be Delivered to Monsieur De M.M." . "Thoughts on French Affairs" . "Heads for Consideration on the Present State of Affairs" . "Remarks on the Policy of the Allies With Respect to France" |
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... IN ANSWER TO SOME OBJECTIONS TO HIS BOOK ON FRENCH AFFAIRS . VOL . IV . 1 1791 . LETTER . IR , I had the honor to receive LETTER TO A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ANSWER TO SOME OBJECTIONS TO HIS BOOK ON FRENCH AFFAIRS.
... IN ANSWER TO SOME OBJECTIONS TO HIS BOOK ON FRENCH AFFAIRS . VOL . IV . 1 1791 . LETTER . IR , I had the honor to receive LETTER TO A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ANSWER TO SOME OBJECTIONS TO HIS BOOK ON FRENCH AFFAIRS.
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Edmund Burke. LETTER . IR , I had the honor to receive your letter of some exceptions , you are pleased to consider favorably the letter I have written on the affairs of France . I shall ever accept any mark of approbation attended with ...
Edmund Burke. LETTER . IR , I had the honor to receive your letter of some exceptions , you are pleased to consider favorably the letter I have written on the affairs of France . I shall ever accept any mark of approbation attended with ...
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... honor not to be disabused ; and they had rather fall into an hundred errors than confess one . But , after all , when neither our prin- ciples nor our dispositions , nor , perhaps , our talents , enable us to encounter delusion with ...
... honor not to be disabused ; and they had rather fall into an hundred errors than confess one . But , after all , when neither our prin- ciples nor our dispositions , nor , perhaps , our talents , enable us to encounter delusion with ...
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... honor , degradation as preferment , bondage to low tyrants as liberty , and the practical scorn and con- tumely of their upstart masters as marks of respect and homage , I look upon it as absolutely impracti- cable . These madmen , to ...
... honor , degradation as preferment , bondage to low tyrants as liberty , and the practical scorn and con- tumely of their upstart masters as marks of respect and homage , I look upon it as absolutely impracti- cable . These madmen , to ...
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... honor and to the rights of all virtuous and legal government . I think the king of France to be as much an object both of policy and compassion as the Grand Seignior or his states . I do not conceive that the total anni- hilation of ...
... honor and to the rights of all virtuous and legal government . I think the king of France to be as much an object both of policy and compassion as the Grand Seignior or his states . I do not conceive that the total anni- hilation of ...
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APPEAL FROM THE NEW TO THE OLD WHIGS | 57 |
LETTER TO A PEER OF IRELAND ON THE PENAL LAWS | 217 |
LETTER TO SIR HERCULES LANGRISHE ON THE SUBJECT | 241 |
HINTS FOR A MEMORIAL TO BE DELIVERED TO Monsieur | 307 |
THOUGHTS ON FRENCH AFFAIRS | 313 |
HEADS FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE PRESENT STATE | 379 |
REMARKS ON THE POLOCY OF THE ALLIES WITH RESPECT | 403 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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