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PREFACE William Hazlitt once remarked that the only fair specimen of Burke's writing is all that he wrote, because each new work shows additional evidence of his power in thought and brilliance in expression. Only an editor of Burke's ...
PREFACE William Hazlitt once remarked that the only fair specimen of Burke's writing is all that he wrote, because each new work shows additional evidence of his power in thought and brilliance in expression. Only an editor of Burke's ...
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per than to treat his thought in an abstract manner. I have also tried to avoid the other great danger, that of treating long dead political and historical issues as though they were, in themselves, philosophically important.
per than to treat his thought in an abstract manner. I have also tried to avoid the other great danger, that of treating long dead political and historical issues as though they were, in themselves, philosophically important.
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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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Thoughts on French Affairs. 1792 Death of Reynolds. 1793 Observations on Conduct of the Minority. Remarks on the Policy of the Allies. 1794 Deaths of Burke's brother and son. Burke retires from Parliament. 1795 Hastings acquitted by ...
Thoughts on French Affairs. 1792 Death of Reynolds. 1793 Observations on Conduct of the Minority. Remarks on the Policy of the Allies. 1794 Deaths of Burke's brother and son. Burke retires from Parliament. 1795 Hastings acquitted by ...
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He found in Cicero an author whose thought and style appealed deeply to him, and quoted or alluded to Cicero more frequently than to any ancient writer. Aristotle's political thought also left a permanent positive effect on him.
He found in Cicero an author whose thought and style appealed deeply to him, and quoted or alluded to Cicero more frequently than to any ancient writer. Aristotle's political thought also left a permanent positive effect on him.
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 19 | |
| 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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