Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and SpeechesTransaction Publishers - 585 pages |
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... Ireland in a position of influence . He and his family lived in Dublin Castle for the winters of 1761-62 and 1762-63 , returning to London during the summers . During the autumn of 1761 , while in Ireland with Hamilton , Burke began to ...
... Ireland in a position of influence . He and his family lived in Dublin Castle for the winters of 1761-62 and 1762-63 , returning to London during the summers . During the autumn of 1761 , while in Ireland with Hamilton , Burke began to ...
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... 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 between Burke's literary career and his new life in ...
... 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 between Burke's literary career and his new life in ...
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... Ireland and prevented her from enjoying the benefits of the English constitution . What little economic freedom Ireland gained during the eighteenth century , to develop her industry and com- merce , came from the constant efforts of ...
... Ireland and prevented her from enjoying the benefits of the English constitution . What little economic freedom Ireland gained during the eighteenth century , to develop her industry and com- merce , came from the constant efforts of ...
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... Ireland, India, and at home, he betrayed his love of liberty by defending the old regime in France, and in so doing was inconsistent with the political principles he had always professed. This charge of inconsistency shows an ignorance ...
... Ireland, India, and at home, he betrayed his love of liberty by defending the old regime in France, and in so doing was inconsistent with the political principles he had always professed. This charge of inconsistency shows an ignorance ...
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... Ireland, Burke indicated that he derived utility from Cicero's principle of moral equity, which was based upon "original justice." It was a utility "connected with and derived directly from our rational nature; for any other utility may ...
... Ireland, Burke indicated that he derived utility from Cicero's principle of moral equity, which was based upon "original justice." It was a utility "connected with and derived directly from our rational nature; for any other utility may ...
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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