The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02

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LibriVox recording of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 by Edmund Burke. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. 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 For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook 01-10 (165MB) M4B Audiobook 11-20 (174MB) M4B Audiobook 21-30 (158MB)

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Edmund Burke

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librivox; audiobooks;house of commons; political science; commonwealth; edmund burke; great britain -- politics and government; political science -- 1600-1750; political science -- 1750-1880; political science -- anecdotes; political science -- early works to 1800; political science -- economic aspects; political science -- england; political science -- great britain

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