Works; Volume 9

This volume contains a collection of Edmund Burke’s most important writings. Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, parliamentary orator, political thinker and philosopher. He is viewed by many as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism. Burke served as a member of Parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party. Burke was a strong supporter of the American Revolution. He also campaigned for the impeachment of Warren Hastings, the Governor-General of British India, for alleged corruption. In his later life, Burke was a major opponent of the French Revolution, writing Reflections on the Revolution in France, in which he claimed that revolution was destroying the fabric of good society and traditional institutions of state and society.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.