The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke

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English · 1887 · 17h 15m · Political Science

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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Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 1 24:21 Leído por InTheDesert
Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 2 41:43 Leído por liamtom93
Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 3 39:56 Leído por ShrimpPhish
Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 4 32:47 Leído por Cbteddy
Speeches on Arrival at Bristol and at the Conclusion of the Poll, October 13 and November 3, 1774 20:28 Leído por Holly Mansfield
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 1 34:29 Leído por shellykess
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 2 41:32 Leído por shellykess
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 3 40:42 Leído por shellykess
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 4 35:49 Leído por shellykess
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 5 31:31 Leído por shellykess
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 1 34:08 Leído por Belinda McReynolds
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 2 39:37 Leído por Belinda McReynolds
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 3 35:19 Leído por Belinda McReynolds
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 Leído por Ariphron
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 Leído por Tom Shoesmith
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 Leído por jenno
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 Leído por jenno
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 Leído por jenno
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 Leído por jenno
Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 1 29:59 Leído por Cbteddy
Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 2 39:11 Leído por Cbteddy
Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 3 27:42 Leído por Cbteddy
Speech at Bristol on Declining the Poll, September 9, 1780 5:17 Leído por ShrimpPhish
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 1 43:07 Leído por Ariphron
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 2 47:26 Leído por Ariphron
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 3 43:30 Leído por Ariphron
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 4 32:53 Leído por Holly Mansfield
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 5 33:56 Leído por Holly Mansfield
A Representation to His Majesty, Moved in the House of Commons, June 14, 1784 Part 1 27:23 Leído por Belinda McReynolds
A Representation to His Majesty, Moved in the House of Commons, June 14, 1784 Part 2 28:17 Leído por Belinda McReynolds