Project Gutenberg 2005-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 429 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Reading ease score: 51.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Susan Skinner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12)" by Edmund Burke is a collection of political speeches and writings composed in the 18th century. This volume features crucial speeches regarding American taxation, expressing Burke's views on governance, liberty, and the relationship between Great Britain and its American colonies. As a significant figure in political philosophy, Burke's work often delves into the implications of political decisions and the philosophies underlying governance, especially during tumultuous historical periods. At the start of the text, Burke sets the stage for a debate concerning the taxation of American colonies, specifically addressing a motion brought forth in Parliament regarding a tea tax. He outlines the historical context of taxation policies and the consequences of those policies on colonial resistance. The opening also hints at the challenges faced by Parliament as it grapples with these issues, while Burke presents a thoughtful analysis of the political landscape, the perceived rights of the colonies, and the foundational principles of governance. Through these speeches, Burke aims to advocate for reasoned dialogue and to warn against the dangers of obstinate policies that may lead to broader conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 Political science -- Early works to 1800 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics 1075230 1075242 2024-10-07T04:27:05.207251 2023-09-07T06:23:24.755238 text/html text/html 1097815 2020-12-14T05:01:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 396870 2020-12-14T05:01:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 492292 2024-10-07T04:27:21.202113 application/epub+zip 509855 2024-10-07T04:27:10.704157 application/epub+zip 467384 2024-10-07T04:27:08.516221 application/epub+zip 967236 2024-10-07T04:27:29.017065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891513 2024-10-07T04:27:19.217152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 807800 2022-09-07T20:27:30.381237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 979335 979121 2024-10-07T04:27:03.645198 2023-09-07T06:23:23.445240 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 979158 2020-12-14T05:01:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 359215 2020-12-14T05:01:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 979169 2020-12-14T05:01:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359120 2020-12-14T05:01:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21643 2024-10-07T04:27:29.748089 application/rdf+xml 23438 2024-10-07T04:27:09.156249 image/jpeg 4583 2024-10-07T04:27:08.862159 image/jpeg 489649 2024-10-07T04:27:05.298237 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia