The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke

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English · 1887 · 17h 15m · Political Science, Essays & Short Works

Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, he moved to London in 1750 and later served as a member of parliament between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain. He belonged to the Whig Party.

Burke favored underpinning virtues with manners in society and stressed the importance of religious institutions for the moral stability and good of the state. He was an opponent to slavery and expressed appreciation for the complaints of the colonists in America before the outbreak of Revolution.

This collection of his writings is the first of twelve available online at Project Gutenberg. - Summary by Adapted from Wikipedia by KevinS

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Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 1 24:21 Read by InTheDesert
Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 2 41:42 Read by liamtom93
Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 3 39:56 Read by ShrimpPhish
Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 Part 4 32:46 Read by Cbteddy
Speeches on Arrival at Bristol and at the Conclusion of the Poll, October 13 and November 3, 1774 20:27 Read by Holly Mansfield
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 1 34:29 Read by shellykess
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 2 41:32 Read by shellykess
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 3 40:41 Read by shellykess
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 4 35:49 Read by shellykess
Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Part 5 31:30 Read by shellykess
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 1 34:08 Read by Belinda McReynolds
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 2 39:36 Read by Belinda McReynolds
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America, April 3, 1777 Part 3 35:19 Read by Belinda McReynolds
Two Letters to Gentlemen of Bristol, on the Bills Depending in Parliament Relative to the Trade of Ireland, April 23 and May 2, 1778 30:50 Read by Ariphron
Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 1 31:06 Read by Tom Shoesmith
Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 2 44:14 Read by jenno
Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 3 37:48 Read by jenno
Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 4 41:58 Read by jenno
Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and Other Establishments, February 11, 1780 Part 5 38:12 Read by jenno
Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 1 30:00 Read by Cbteddy
Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 2 39:11 Read by Cbteddy
Speech at Bristol Previous to the Election, September 6, 1780 Part 3 27:43 Read by Cbteddy
Speech at Bristol on Declining the Poll, September 9, 1780 5:17 Read by ShrimpPhish
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 1 43:08 Read by Ariphron
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 2 47:26 Read by Ariphron
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 3 43:31 Read by Ariphron
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 4 32:54 Read by Holly Mansfield
Speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill, December 1, 1783 Part 5 33:56 Read by Holly Mansfield
A Representation to His Majesty, Moved in the House of Commons, June 14, 1784 Part 1 27:23 Read by Belinda McReynolds
A Representation to His Majesty, Moved in the House of Commons, June 14, 1784 Part 2 28:18 Read by Belinda McReynolds