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I have often thought it a humorous consideration to observe and sum up all the madness of this kind I have fallen into, this two years past. First, I was greatly taken with natural philosophy; which, while I should have given my mind to ...
I have often thought it a humorous consideration to observe and sum up all the madness of this kind I have fallen into, this two years past. First, I was greatly taken with natural philosophy; which, while I should have given my mind to ...
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His own explicit words, that "the principles of true politics are those of morality enlarged," have been generally subordinated to non-ethical considerations. Ever since Henry Buckle published The History of Civilization in England ...
His own explicit words, that "the principles of true politics are those of morality enlarged," have been generally subordinated to non-ethical considerations. Ever since Henry Buckle published The History of Civilization in England ...
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... measure of their own ideas and temperament. Thus, both liberals and conservatives have praised or condemned Burke for insufficient reasons, on a consideration of those parts of his political philosophy 32 SELECTED WRITINGS AND SPEECHES.
... measure of their own ideas and temperament. Thus, both liberals and conservatives have praised or condemned Burke for insufficient reasons, on a consideration of those parts of his political philosophy 32 SELECTED WRITINGS AND SPEECHES.
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on a consideration of those parts of his political philosophy which fitted or failed to fit into their own thought. Since history is descriptive, not normative; since, as Burke said, "history is a preceptor of prudence, ...
on a consideration of those parts of his political philosophy which fitted or failed to fit into their own thought. Since history is descriptive, not normative; since, as Burke said, "history is a preceptor of prudence, ...
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His satire merely proved that he understood and could present the arguments of his philosophical opponents better than they could themselves, and that he rejected totally any serious consideration of a state of nature.
His satire merely proved that he understood and could present the arguments of his philosophical opponents better than they could themselves, and that he rejected totally any serious consideration of a state of nature.
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 19 | |
| 47 | |
An Abridgment of English History 1757 | 76 |
Selections from Book Reviews in the Annual Register | 104 |
A Short Account of a Late Short Administration 1766 | 117 |
Speech on Conciliation 1775 | 176 |
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol 1777 | 223 |
Tract on the Popery Laws 1765 | 253 |
A Letter to a Peer of Ireland 1782 | 274 |
A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe 1792 | 288 |
A Letter to Richard Burke 1793 | 320 |
A Letter to William Smith 1795 | 330 |
Speech on Economical Reform 1780 | 341 |
Speech on the Middlesex Election 1771 | 363 |
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| Title | Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Editor | Peter James Stanlis |
| Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
| ISBN | 141282222X, 9781412822220 |
| Length | 585 pages |
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