{"product_id":"selections-from-the-speeches-and-writings-of-edmund-burke","title":"Valikoima Edmund Burken puheita ja kirjoituksia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does a leader owe the people: obedience to their wishes, or the courage to judge for himself?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke, public argument carries real stakes. Burke addresses Bristol’s voters, challenges Britain’s approach to taxing the American colonies, and confronts abuses of power in India. His words seek to change votes and steady opinion, while asking what responsible government owes the people it rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe selection explores shared political principles through Thoughts on the Present Discontents and cautious reform through Reflections on the Revolution in France. Alongside the Bristol address and speeches on American taxation and conciliation, these writings reveal a mind weighing judgment, power, and inherited habits. Burke asks not only what governments can do, but what wisdom should lead them to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJudgment before obedience\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Burke’s case that a representative serves voters through independent judgment, not simple agreement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinciples that bind\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider political parties as bonds of shared principle rather than mere tools of influence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWisdom amid resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow arguments about America that place practical wisdom against the assertion of abstract rights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower held to account\u003c\/strong\u003e – Face the question of how rulers should answer for their treatment of distant populations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReform with care\u003c\/strong\u003e – Weigh Burke’s view of society as an inheritance, and consider the limits of his arguments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of politics and history, students of rhetoric, and anyone willing to follow long, ornate sentences through a careful public argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and consider what it means to exercise judgment in public life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534666465628,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04833_en_ebook-front_c27.jpg?v=1792175029","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fi\/products\/selections-from-the-speeches-and-writings-of-edmund-burke","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}