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COSIMO CLASSICS The Writings by Edmund III Burke
This 12volume set contains the complete life works of EDMUND BURKE (17291797) 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 X readers will find the continued speeches in the impeachment of Warren Hastings Esq. for his role in the illegal activities of the East India Company.show more