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100 1 _aBurke, Edmund,
_d1729-1797
245 1 4 _aThe Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-05-05
508 _aProduced by Paul Murray, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12)" by Edmund Burke is a collection of political speeches written in the late 18th century. This volume focuses specifically on the speeches made during the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, the former Governor-General of Bengal. It delves into the themes of justice, governance, and the moral responsibilities of rulers, as Burke passionately defends the rights of the Indian nobility against Hastings' oppressive regime. The opening of the volume presents Burke's detailed arguments against Warren Hastings, outlining the oppressive acts carried out against the Nabab of Oudh and his nobility. Burke accuses Hastings of using deception and coercion to acquire power and property, particularly emphasizing the fraudulent nature of the Treaty of Chunar, which Hastings manipulated to benefit British interests at the expense of local nobles. The text elaborates on the injustices faced by the Indian nobility, illustrating the moral implications of colonial governance and the importance of upholding justice, setting a critical tone for the courtroom drama that Burke unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGreat Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820
653 _aPolitical science -- Early works to 1800
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18315
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