Project Gutenberg 2005-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 206 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) 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. 07 (of 12)" by Edmund Burke is a collection of parliamentary speeches and notes written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on various topics related to legislation, religious dissent, and the changing political landscape of Burke's time. The book serves as a reflection of Burke's views on governance, laws, and the relationship between church and state, offering insights into his advocacy for reform and civil liberties. The opening of this volume provides an overview of Burke’s contributions to parliamentary debates concerning subjects such as the Acts of Uniformity, religious dissenters, and the role of the Church of England. It begins with a discussion of a petition by clergymen seeking relief from certain legal obligations imposed by the Acts of Uniformity, illustrating the tensions between tradition and reform. Burke articulates his opposition to both persecution based on differing religious opinions and the rigidity of established laws, advocating instead for a more tolerant society. This section sets the foundation for his subsequent speeches, where he delves deeper into issues concerning representation, ethical governance, and the complexities of political power. (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: History - General Browsing: Politics 900032 900041 2024-09-07T08:53:35.047734 2023-09-07T10:23:51.496262 text/html text/html 918381 2021-02-25T21:39:31 text/html 329577 2021-02-25T21:39:35 text/html application/zip 401096 2024-09-07T08:53:47.252688 application/epub+zip 414753 2024-09-07T08:53:38.281780 application/epub+zip 408693 2024-09-07T08:53:36.615772 application/epub+zip 823971 2024-09-07T08:53:54.038638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 761565 2024-09-07T08:53:45.721714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 718904 2022-09-08T04:33:03.426550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813343 2024-09-07T08:53:33.990800 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 813243 2020-12-12T05:05:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 298253 2020-12-12T05:05:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 813012 2020-12-12T05:05:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 297828 2020-12-12T05:05:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 813106 2020-12-12T05:05:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297678 2020-12-12T05:05:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21813 2024-09-07T08:53:54.202613 application/rdf+xml 23094 2024-09-07T08:53:37.014713 image/jpeg 4567 2024-09-07T08:53:36.811725 image/jpeg 399218 2024-09-07T08:53:35.126720 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