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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... manner agreeable to his pure sentiments and unspotted character , that justice without which human society cannot subsist , that it was not his particular government , but civil order itself , which , as a judge , he wished him to ...
... manner agreeable to his pure sentiments and unspotted character , that justice without which human society cannot subsist , that it was not his particular government , but civil order itself , which , as a judge , he wished him to ...
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... manners . Him they study ; him they meditate ; him they turn over in all the time they can spare from the laborious mischief of the day or the debauches of the night . Rousseau is their canon of holy writ ; in his life he is their canon ...
... manners . Him they study ; him they meditate ; him they turn over in all the time they can spare from the laborious mischief of the day or the debauches of the night . Rousseau is their canon of holy writ ; in his life he is their canon ...
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... manners of every society . Your rulers were well aware of this ; and in their system of changing your manners to accommodate them to their politics , they found nothing so convenient as Rousseau . Through him they teach men to love ...
... manners of every society . Your rulers were well aware of this ; and in their system of changing your manners to accommodate them to their politics , they found nothing so convenient as Rousseau . Through him they teach men to love ...
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... manners , they infuse into their youth an unfashioned , indelicate , sour , gloomy , fero- cious medley of pedantry and ... manner these great legis- lators complete their plan of levelling , and establish their rights of men on a sure ...
... manners , they infuse into their youth an unfashioned , indelicate , sour , gloomy , fero- cious medley of pedantry and ... manner these great legis- lators complete their plan of levelling , and establish their rights of men on a sure ...
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... manner has little variety . We cannot rest upon any of his works , though they contain observations which occa ... manners , that we never dream of drawing from them any rule for laws or conduct , or for fortifying or illustrating ...
... manner has little variety . We cannot rest upon any of his works , though they contain observations which occa ... manners , that we never dream of drawing from them any rule for laws or conduct , or for fortifying or illustrating ...
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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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