The Writings & Speeches of Edmund Burke

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This 12-volume set contains the complete life works of EDMUND BURKE (1729-1797), Irish political writer and statesman. Educated at a Quaker boarding school and at Trinity College in Dublin, Burkes eloquence gained him a high position in Britains Whig party, and he was active in public life. He supported limitations on the power of the monarch and believed that the British people should have a greater say in their government.In general, Burke spoke out against the persecutions perpetuated by the British Empire on its colonies, including America, Ireland, and India. Burkes speeches and writings influenced the great thinkers of his day, including Americas Founding Fathers.In Volume III, readers will find:. Speech on the Nabob of Arcots Debts. Speech on the Debate of the Army Estimates in the House of Commons. Reflections on the Revolution in France

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