Project Gutenberg 2005-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 338 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) 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 "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)" by Edmund Burke is a collection of political writings and observations written in the late 18th century. The volume primarily explores Burke’s reflections and criticisms regarding the political climate of his time, particularly in relation to the French Revolution and its implications for Europe and Great Britain. Burke's discourse reveals his staunch defense of traditional governance and his apprehensions about the spread of revolutionary ideals. The opening of this volume presents Burke's "Observations on the Conduct of the Minority," in which he addresses a letter to the Duke of Portland. He expresses his disquiet regarding the revolutionary movements in France and critiques the political maneuvers of key figures like Mr. Fox, whom he perceives as misguided and a threat to the established order. Burke articulates his concern that the rising Jacobin spirit could undermine England’s constitutional framework, detailing several actions by the opposition that he believes promote disruption rather than stability. He urges his readers to recognize the potential dangers of aligning with revolutionary sentiments, positioning himself as a defender of the monarchy and traditional values against the perceived chaos of radical reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 Political science -- Early works to 1800 DA Text Harvard Classics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 983444 2025-07-07T03:56:59.183194 text/html 991016 2023-05-25T01:41:46 text/html 463894 2025-07-07T03:57:11.806619 application/epub+zip 474201 2025-07-07T03:57:03.474652 application/epub+zip 430592 2025-07-07T03:57:01.820668 application/epub+zip 904563 2025-07-07T03:57:18.117589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 835700 2025-07-07T03:57:10.398679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 750092 2022-09-07T23:14:57.917665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 873483 2025-07-07T03:56:58.196183 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 873323 2020-12-14T10:56:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20043 2025-07-07T03:57:18.249587 application/rdf+xml 23362 2025-07-07T03:57:02.342679 image/jpeg 4619 2025-07-07T03:57:02.081183 image/jpeg 325240 2023-05-25T00:56:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 361787 2023-05-25T01:45:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 460870 2025-07-07T03:56:59.257214 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia