The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12)
by Edmund Burke
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The great Irish politician and philosopher Edmund Burke (1729–1797) left behind a sizable body of works, which are included in "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke Vol. 11." Readers will find a wide variety of articles, speeches, and letters that explore numerous facets of politics, society, and human nature in this anthology. Burke's works demonstrate his deep intelligence and eloquence as he engages with important historical topics and provides perceptive viewpoints that are still relevant now. Governance, constitutional theory, moral philosophy, and the essence of liberty are jus...
Chapters (32)
- THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE
- IN TWELVE VOLUMES VOLUME THE SECOND
- CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
- SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION. APRIL 19, 1774.
- PREFACE.
- SPEECH.
- FOOTNOTES:
- SPEECHES AT HIS ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL, AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE POLL. 1774
- EDITOR'S ADVERTISEMENT.
- SPEECH AT HIS ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL.
- SPEECH TO THE ELECTORS OF BRISTOL, ON HIS BEING DECLARED BY THE SHERIFFS DULY ELECTED ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES IN PARLIAMENT FOR THAT CITY, ON THURSDAY, THE 3D OF NOVEMBER, 1774.
- FOOTNOTES:
- SPEECH ON MOVING HIS RESOLUTIONS FOR CONCILIATION WITH THE COLONIES. MARCH 22, 1775.
- FOOTNOTES:
- A LETTER TO JOHN FARR AND JOHN HARRIS, ESQRS., SHERIFFS OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL, ON THE AFFAIRS OF AMERICA. 1777.
- TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL. ON THE BILLS DEPENDING IN PARLIAMENT RELATIVE TO THE TRADE OF IRELAND. 1778.
- LETTERS. TO SAMUEL SPAN, ESQ., MASTER OF THE SOCIETY OF MERCHANTS ADVENTURERS OF BRISTOL.
- COPY OF A LETTER TO MESSRS. ******* ****** AND CO., BRISTOL.
- SPEECH ON PRESENTING TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (ON THE 11TH FEBRUARY, 1780) A PLAN FOR THE BETTER SECURITY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF PARLIAMENT, AND THE ECONOMICAL REFORMATION OF THE CIVIL AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS
- FOOTNOTES:
- SPEECH AT THE GUILDHALL IN BRISTOL, PREVIOUS TO THE LATE ELECTION IN THAT CITY, UPON CERTAIN POINTS RELATIVE TO HIS PARLIAMENTARY CONDUCT. 1780.
- FOOTNOTES:
- SPEECH AT BRISTOL, ON DECLINING THE POLL 1780.
- FOOTNOTES:
- SPEECH (DECEMBER 1, 1783) UPON THE QUESTION FOR THE SPEAKER'S LEAVING THE CHAIR IN ORDER FOR THE HOUSE TO RESOLVE ITSELF INTO A COMMITTEE ON MR. FOX'S EAST INDIA BILL.
- FOOTNOTES:
- A REPRESENTATION TO HIS MAJESTY, MOVED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BY THE RIGHT HON. EDMUND BURKE, AND SECONDED BY WILLIAM WINDHAM, ESQ., ON MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1784, AND NEGATIVED. WITH A PREFACE AND NOTES.
- PREFACE.
- MOTION RELATIVE TO THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
- LUNÆ, 14° DIE JUNII, 1784.
- FOOTNOTES:
- END OF VOL. II.
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