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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION A Letter to M. Depont (1789) 503 Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) 511 A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly (1791) 609 An Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs (1791) 623 A Letter to William ...
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION A Letter to M. Depont (1789) 503 Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) 511 A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly (1791) 609 An Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs (1791) 623 A Letter to William ...
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1770 Thoughts on Present Discontents. North Ministry. 1771—74 Burke as agent for New York. 1772 Opposed Petition of Clergy against Subscription. Speech on Protestant Dissenters. 1773 Visit to France. 1774 Speech on American Taxation.
1770 Thoughts on Present Discontents. North Ministry. 1771—74 Burke as agent for New York. 1772 Opposed Petition of Clergy against Subscription. Speech on Protestant Dissenters. 1773 Visit to France. 1774 Speech on American Taxation.
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1790 Reflections on the Revolution in France. Burke quarrels with Fox and splits Whig Party. 1791 Letter to a Member of the National Assembly. Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs. Thoughts on French Affairs. 1792 Death of Reynolds.
1790 Reflections on the Revolution in France. Burke quarrels with Fox and splits Whig Party. 1791 Letter to a Member of the National Assembly. Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs. Thoughts on French Affairs. 1792 Death of Reynolds.
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... in the practical affairs of the American colonies, Ireland, England, India, and France. But before summarizing his active political career it is important briefly to note several points, often overlooked, concerning the relationship ...
... in the practical affairs of the American colonies, Ireland, England, India, and France. But before summarizing his active political career it is important briefly to note several points, often overlooked, concerning the relationship ...
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Burke's active political career extended from 1765 to 1794, and involved him actively in the affairs of the American colonies, Ireland, economic reforms and parliamentary reforms in England, India, and revolutionary France.
Burke's active political career extended from 1765 to 1794, and involved him actively in the affairs of the American colonies, Ireland, economic reforms and parliamentary reforms in England, India, and revolutionary France.
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Contents
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| 47 | |
An Abridgment of English History 1757 | 76 |
Selections from Book Reviews in the Annual Register | 104 |
A Short Account of a Late Short Administration 1766 | 117 |
Speech on Conciliation 1775 | 176 |
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol 1777 | 223 |
Tract on the Popery Laws 1765 | 253 |
A Letter to a Peer of Ireland 1782 | 274 |
A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe 1792 | 288 |
A Letter to Richard Burke 1793 | 320 |
A Letter to William Smith 1795 | 330 |
Speech on Economical Reform 1780 | 341 |
Speech on the Middlesex Election 1771 | 363 |
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| Title | Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Editor | Peter James Stanlis |
| Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
| ISBN | 141282222X, 9781412822220 |
| Length | 585 pages |
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