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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)
by Edmund Burke
Chapters
13 totalCONTENTS OF VOL. V.
OBSERVATIONS ON THE CONDUCT OF THE MINORITY PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT. ADDRESSED TO THE DUKE OF PORTLAND AND LORD FITZWILLIAM. 1793.
LETTER TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF PORTLAND.
OBSERVATIONS.
PREFACE TO THE ADDRESS OF M. BRISSOT TO HIS CONSTITUENTS. TRANSLATED BY THE LATE WILLIAM BURKE, ESQ. 1794.
APPENDIX.
A LETTER TO WILLIAM ELLIOT, ESQ., OCCASIONED BY THE ACCOUNT GIVEN IN A NEWSPAPER OF THE SPEECH MADE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS BY THE \*\*\*\* OF \*\*\*\*\*\*\* IN THE DEBATE CONCERNING LORD FITZWILLIAM. 1795.
THOUGHTS AND DETAILS ON SCARCITY. ORIGINALLY PRESENTED TO THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM PITT, IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1795.
A LETTER TO A NOBLE LORD ON THE ATTACKS MADE UPON MR. BURKE AND HIS PENSION, IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, BY THE DUKE OF BEDFORD AND THE EARL OF LAUDERDALE, EARLY IN THE PRESENT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT. 1796.
THREE LETTERS ADDRESSED TO A MEMBER OF THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT, ON THE PROPOSALS FOR PEACE WITH THE REGICIDE DIRECTORY OF FRANCE. 1796-7.
Description
In this volume, the philosopher‑statesman lays out his urgent warning about the spread of Jacobin ideas, both abroad and at home. He addresses the conduct of the parliamentary minority, chastising those who would trade principle for a false sense of peace. The tone is measured yet fervent, reflecting a mind keen to balance reason with a deep sense of public duty.
Burke’s letters weave together personal appeals and sharp political analysis. He writes to influential peers, urging vigilance against the seductive promises of radical democracy that threaten property and order. The essays on scarcity and the perils of war offer a glimpse into the economic anxieties of a nation on the brink.
Listeners will find a compelling portrait of a thinker confronting an existential crisis, grappling with the tension between liberty and stability. The prose invites reflection on how the debates of the 1790s echo in today’s political discourse.
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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
Release date
2005-04-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Edmund Burke
1729–1797
A brilliant speaker and sharp political thinker, this Irish-born writer helped shape debates about liberty, tradition, revolution, and empire in the 18th century. He is still widely read for the force of his prose and the lasting influence of his ideas.
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