# Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America

BURKE'S SPEECH ON CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA
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EDMUND BURKE
BURKE'S SPEECH
ON
CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA
EDITED
WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
BY
SIDNEY CARLETON NEWSOM TEACHER OF ENGLISH, MANUAL TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd. 1924
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Copyright. 1899, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
PREFACE
The introduction to this edition of Burke's speech on Conciliation with America is intended to supply the needs of those students who do not have access to a well-stocked library, or who, for any reason, are unable to do the collateral reading necessary for a complete understanding of the text.
The sources from which information has been drawn in preparing this edition are mentioned under "Bibliography." The editor wishes to acknowledge indebtedness to many of the excellent older editions of the speech, and also to Mr. A. P. Winston, of the Manual Training High School, for valuable suggestions.
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