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... principles and historical circumstances and facts . We read Burke not merely for his illumination of past political and historical events , but for the peren- nial vitality of his ideas and principles , and for his skill in combin- ing ...
... principles and historical circumstances and facts . We read Burke not merely for his illumination of past political and historical events , but for the peren- nial vitality of his ideas and principles , and for his skill in combin- ing ...
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... principle of the division of power within and between Church and State , and aimed at establishing the max- imum of ... principles of his conception of man and civil society , centered in the ethical norms and political sovereignty of ...
... principle of the division of power within and between Church and State , and aimed at establishing the max- imum of ... principles of his conception of man and civil society , centered in the ethical norms and political sovereignty of ...
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... principles always remained the same . John Morley disposed of this charge as follows : " There is no difference in social spirit and doctrine between his protests against the maxims of the English common people as to the colonists , and ...
... principles always remained the same . John Morley disposed of this charge as follows : " There is no difference in social spirit and doctrine between his protests against the maxims of the English common people as to the colonists , and ...
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... principles validly . Although he knew more about the internal con- ditions of France than most of his contemporaries in England , this charge is true in those cases where his knowledge was insufficient . But the same objection applies ...
... principles validly . Although he knew more about the internal con- ditions of France than most of his contemporaries in England , this charge is true in those cases where his knowledge was insufficient . But the same objection applies ...
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... principle of public law in Europe , " and that they sought to establish " principles subversive of the whole political , civil , and re- ligious system of Europe . " In his Letter to a Noble Lord ( 1795 ) , he re- ferred to the ...
... principle of public law in Europe , " and that they sought to establish " principles subversive of the whole political , civil , and re- ligious system of Europe . " In his Letter to a Noble Lord ( 1795 ) , he re- ferred to 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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