Project Gutenberg 2006-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 272 Burke, Edmund 1729 1797 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) Produced 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (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 Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 896743 2025-07-08T03:59:19.115674 text/html 917682 2006-05-05T06:00:10 text/html 405185 2025-07-08T03:59:33.058601 application/epub+zip 418394 2025-07-08T03:59:23.911692 application/epub+zip 377561 2025-07-08T03:59:22.006671 application/epub+zip 858922 2025-07-08T03:59:39.300621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 803776 2025-07-08T03:59:31.509647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720591 2022-09-08T15:51:36.108744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 827509 2025-07-08T03:59:17.773686 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 827378 2006-05-05T05:55:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 827153 2006-05-05T06:00:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 827157 2006-05-05T06:00:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23744 2025-07-08T03:59:39.442580 application/rdf+xml 23526 2025-07-08T03:59:22.544673 image/jpeg 4588 2025-07-08T03:59:22.275684 image/jpeg 283262 2006-05-05T06:01:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 283041 2006-05-05T06:01:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 308003 2006-05-05T06:01:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 282955 2006-05-05T06:01:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 402583 2025-07-08T03:59:19.179746 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