Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and SpeechesTransaction Publishers - 585 pages |
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... English kings from Alfred on , who recorded the body of common law precedents down to his own era . The enormous labor that he expended in mastering English law is well summarized by Arthur L. Woehl in his doctoral dissertation ...
... English kings from Alfred on , who recorded the body of common law precedents down to his own era . The enormous labor that he expended in mastering English law is well summarized by Arthur L. Woehl in his doctoral dissertation ...
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... English common law , from the Code of Justinian down to his own time . Among the great body of writers on English law there were sev- eral whom he particularly admired . " Bracton , " he said in a speech , " is allowed by all to be a ...
... English common law , from the Code of Justinian down to his own time . Among the great body of writers on English law there were sev- eral whom he particularly admired . " Bracton , " he said in a speech , " is allowed by all to be a ...
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... English common law was so complete , that his col- leagues considered him the fittest man among them to handle the enormous legal problems entailed in the impeachment of Warren Hastings . In summary , although Burke never concluded his ...
... English common law was so complete , that his col- leagues considered him the fittest man among them to handle the enormous legal problems entailed in the impeachment of Warren Hastings . In summary , although Burke never concluded his ...
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... English editions during his lifetime . In Germany , Lessing translated and annotated Burke's aesthetic theory , and this helped to spread his fame on the Continent . Burke's marriage and early literary activities led to the establish ...
... English editions during his lifetime . In Germany , Lessing translated and annotated Burke's aesthetic theory , and this helped to spread his fame on the Continent . Burke's marriage and early literary activities led to the establish ...
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... English settle- ments in America , it revealed a sympathetic understanding of the problems of the European colonies . It emphasized particularly the blessings of political liberty enjoyed by the English colonies , and even warned ...
... English settle- ments in America , it revealed a sympathetic understanding of the problems of the European colonies . It emphasized particularly the blessings of political liberty enjoyed by the English colonies , and even warned ...
Contents
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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 |
IRELAND AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION | 251 |
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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