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... favor- able reception by scholars and the general public . When Burke's pen touched paper , invariably something magical and enduring happened , because the political wisdom of the greatest Whig states- man made even the most mundane ...
... favor- able reception by scholars and the general public . When Burke's pen touched paper , invariably something magical and enduring happened , because the political wisdom of the greatest Whig states- man made even the most mundane ...
Page 35
... man is the preceptor of his duty , " prudence tells us when we should " abate our demands in favor of moderation and justice , and tender- ness to individuals . " Prudence is not intellectual calculation. Introduction 35.
... man is the preceptor of his duty , " prudence tells us when we should " abate our demands in favor of moderation and justice , and tender- ness to individuals . " Prudence is not intellectual calculation. Introduction 35.
Page 38
... favor of history . Thus , Morley praised and Acton con- demned Burke as a shrewd political activist who had no ultimate philosophical principles to guide his actions . Burke's definition , " a philosopher in action , " was split in half ...
... favor of history . Thus , Morley praised and Acton con- demned Burke as a shrewd political activist who had no ultimate philosophical principles to guide his actions . Burke's definition , " a philosopher in action , " was split in half ...
Page 40
... favor of expediency , social utility , and an appeal to his- tory . Morley wrote two books on Burke and never mentioned the Natural Law . Sir Leslie Stephen noted Burke's appeals to " natural rights , " but dismissed all such passages ...
... favor of expediency , social utility , and an appeal to his- tory . Morley wrote two books on Burke and never mentioned the Natural Law . Sir Leslie Stephen noted Burke's appeals to " natural rights , " but dismissed all such passages ...
Page 50
... favor of the supposed superiority of a state of nature could be made to appear very plausible . For this reason he attacked Bolingbroke's rationalism , and argued seriously that the civil world of man would be destroyed " if the ...
... favor of the supposed superiority of a state of nature could be made to appear very plausible . For this reason he attacked Bolingbroke's rationalism , and argued seriously that the civil world of man would be destroyed " if the ...
Contents
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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 |
IRELAND AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION | 251 |
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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