The Substance to the Speech Made in the House of Commons

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Of the Substance of the Speeches

Edmund Burke, M.P. for Bristol, brilliant orator and opponent of the war with the American Colonies issues an excerpt from his longer speech, referring to Lord Talbot’s efforts to reform England’s finances, and to learn from the successes of Necker in France.

This excerpt from the full-length speech condenses the essence of Burke’s points for his constituents. Corruption of the crown, and of the nobility, combined with the war in America, was draining the public coffers and hogtying parliament. Burke implores Parliament to realize that Lord Talbot, while certainly out of order as a member of the house of lords interfering with the commons, had the best interests of Britain in mind. Talbot’s efforts were to strengthen the commons, insists Burke, and reign in the excesses of George III’s court.