The Writings and Speeches of Edmund BurkeThis 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, Burke's eloquence gained him a high position in Britain's 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. Burke's speeches and writings influenced the great thinkers of his day, including America's Founding Fathers. In Volume IX, readers will find: . "Articles of Charge of High Crimes and Misdemeanors Against Warren Hastings, Esq." . "Speeches in the Impeachment of Warren Hastings, Esq." |
Contents
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CONTRACTS FOR POOLBUNDY REPAIRS | 60 |
APPOINTMENT OF R J SULIVAN | 70 |
REVENUES | 79 |
MISDEMEANORS IN OUDE | 95 |
MAHOMED REZA KHÂN | 179 |
LIBEL ON THE Court of DirectORS | 228 |
FrzoOLA KHÂN | 266 |
RIGHTS OF FYZOOLA KHAN UNDER | 275 |
THANKS OF THE BOARD TO FYZOOLA | 286 |
PECUNIARY COMMUTATION OF | 306 |
APPENDIX TO THE EIGHTH AND SIXTEENTH CHARGES | 319 |
SPEECHES IN THE IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS | 327 |
THE MOGUL DELIVERED UP TO THE MAHRAT | 202 |
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