Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and SpeechesTransaction Publishers - 585 pages |
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... sound morality ? and ( 2 ) How could moral principles be man's guide in practical politics ? The second question has already been answered in considering his principle of moral prudence . 38 SELECTED WRITINGS AND SPEECHES.
... sound morality ? and ( 2 ) How could moral principles be man's guide in practical politics ? The second question has already been answered in considering his principle of moral prudence . 38 SELECTED WRITINGS AND SPEECHES.
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Selected Writings and Speeches Edmund Burke Peter James Stanlis. been answered in considering his principle of moral prudence . For purposes of convenience , these questions can be stated separately . But in the close fusion of theory ...
Selected Writings and Speeches Edmund Burke Peter James Stanlis. been answered in considering his principle of moral prudence . For purposes of convenience , these questions can be stated separately . But in the close fusion of theory ...
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... consider such things as philosophy , and require some of them at least in every philosophical work , all these were certainly disap- pointed ; they found the landmarks of science precisely in their for- mer places : and they thought ...
... consider such things as philosophy , and require some of them at least in every philosophical work , all these were certainly disap- pointed ; they found the landmarks of science precisely in their for- mer places : and they thought ...
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... consider the character of the piece . The writers against religion , whilst they oppose every system , are wisely careful never to set up any of their own . If some inaccuracies in calculation , in reasoning , or in method , be found ...
... consider the character of the piece . The writers against religion , whilst they oppose every system , are wisely careful never to set up any of their own . If some inaccuracies in calculation , in reasoning , or in method , be found ...
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... considering political societies , their origin , their constitu- tion , and their effects , I have sometimes been in a good deal more than doubt , whether the Creator did ever really intend man for a state of happiness . He has mixed in ...
... considering political societies , their origin , their constitu- tion , and their effects , I have sometimes been in a good deal more than doubt , whether the Creator did ever really intend man for a state of happiness . He has mixed in ...
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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