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Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02

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Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02

by Edmund Burke

English· 17:15:17· 30 chapters
Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, he moved to London in 1750 and later served as a member of parliament between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain. He belonged to the Whig Party.

Burke favored underpinning virtues with manners in society and stressed the importance of religious institutions for the moral stability and good of the state. He was an opponent to slavery and expressed appreciation for the complaints of the colonists in America before the outbreak of Revolution.

This collection of his writings is the first of twelve available online at Project Gutenberg. - Summary by Adapted from Wikipedia by KevinS
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 1

    24:21
  2. Chapter 2

    Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 2

    41:43
  3. Chapter 3

    Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 3

    39:56
  4. Chapter 4

    Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 4

    32:47
  5. Chapter 5

    Speeches on Arrival at Bristol and at the Conclusion of the Poll, October 13 and November 3, 1774

    20:28
  6. Chapter 6

    Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 1

    34:29
  7. Chapter 7

    Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 2

    41:32
  8. Chapter 8

    Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 3

    40:42
  9. Chapter 9

    Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 4

    35:49
  10. Chapter 10

    Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 5

    31:31
  11. Chapter 11

    Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 1

    34:08
  12. Chapter 12

    Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 2

    39:37
  13. Chapter 13

    Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 3

    35:19
  14. Chapter 14

    Two Letters to Gentlemen of Bristol, on the Bills Depending in Parliament Relative to the Trade of Ireland, April 23 and May 2, 1778

    30:50
  15. Chapter 15

    Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 1

    31:06
  16. Chapter 16

    Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 2

    44:14
  17. Chapter 17

    Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 3

    37:48
  18. Chapter 18

    Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 4

    41:58
  19. Chapter 19

    Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 5

    38:12
  20. Chapter 20

    Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 1

    30:00
  21. Chapter 21

    Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 2

    39:11
  22. Chapter 22

    Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 3

    27:43
  23. Chapter 23

    Speech at Bristol on Declining the Poll, September 9, 1780

    05:17
  24. Chapter 24

    Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 1

    43:08
  25. Chapter 25

    Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 2

    47:26
  26. Chapter 26

    Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 3

    43:31
  27. Chapter 27

    Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 4

    32:54
  28. Chapter 28

    Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 5

    33:56
  29. Chapter 29

    A Representation to His Majesty, Moved in the House of Commons, June 14, 1784 Part 1

    27:23
  30. Chapter 30

    A Representation to His Majesty, Moved in the House of Commons, June 14, 1784 Part 2

    28:18