Project Gutenberg 2005-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 201 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)" by Edmund Burke is a collection of political writings and observations written in the late 18th century. The volume primarily explores Burke’s reflections and criticisms regarding the political climate of his time, particularly in relation to the French Revolution and its implications for Europe and Great Britain. Burke's discourse reveals his staunch defense of traditional governance and his apprehensions about the spread of revolutionary ideals. The opening of this volume presents Burke's "Observations on the Conduct of the Minority," in which he addresses a letter to the Duke of Portland. He expresses his disquiet regarding the revolutionary movements in France and critiques the political maneuvers of key figures like Mr. Fox, whom he perceives as misguided and a threat to the established order. Burke articulates his concern that the rising Jacobin spirit could undermine England’s constitutional framework, detailing several actions by the opposition that he believes promote disruption rather than stability. He urges his readers to recognize the potential dangers of aligning with revolutionary sentiments, positioning himself as a defender of the monarchy and traditional values against the perceived chaos of radical reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 Political science -- Early works to 1800 DA Text Harvard Classics Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics 983307 983312 2024-10-07T06:54:57.768615 2023-09-07T08:16:08.639574 text/html text/html 991016 2023-05-25T01:41:46 text/html 463817 2024-10-07T06:55:12.098562 application/epub+zip 474221 2024-10-07T06:55:02.678694 application/epub+zip 430609 2024-10-07T06:55:00.726595 application/epub+zip 904611 2024-10-07T06:55:19.296498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 835700 2024-10-07T06:55:10.537563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 750092 2022-09-07T23:14:57.917665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 873483 873273 2024-10-07T06:54:56.425149 2023-09-07T08:16:07.482545 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 873323 2020-12-14T10:56:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19941 2024-10-07T06:55:19.436513 application/rdf+xml 23362 2024-10-07T06:55:01.334585 image/jpeg 4619 2024-10-07T06:55:01.015594 image/jpeg 325240 2023-05-25T00:56:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 361787 2023-05-25T01:45:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 460828 2024-10-07T06:54:57.852633 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