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... the letter as well as the spirit of the laws, the liberties, and the constitution of this country." Burke's references to the laws of England begin with Ina of Wessex, late in the seventh century, and continue through the long line ...
... the letter as well as the spirit of the laws, the liberties, and the constitution of this country." Burke's references to the laws of England begin with Ina of Wessex, late in the seventh century, and continue through the long line ...
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In this, and in its spirit, it differed completely from the moderate English Revolution of 1688 and in essentials from the American Revolution of 1775. These earlier revolutions modified certain details in the structure of society, ...
In this, and in its spirit, it differed completely from the moderate English Revolution of 1688 and in essentials from the American Revolution of 1775. These earlier revolutions modified certain details in the structure of society, ...
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... anti-historical ideology and doctrinaire spirit underlying the Revolution, the Reflections was the most successful book of the eighteenth-century "Enlightenment," and it was almost totally opposed to the prevailing spirit of the age ...
... anti-historical ideology and doctrinaire spirit underlying the Revolution, the Reflections was the most successful book of the eighteenth-century "Enlightenment," and it was almost totally opposed to the prevailing spirit of the age ...
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Prudence is not intellectual calculation, but the moral discretion which enables men to live by the spirit of the law. The claim of utilitarian writers that Burke belongs to their camp has obscured the absolute difference between his ...
Prudence is not intellectual calculation, but the moral discretion which enables men to live by the spirit of the law. The claim of utilitarian writers that Burke belongs to their camp has obscured the absolute difference between his ...
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History taught practical ethics, not directly through moral principles, but indirectly, by inculcating the spirit of morality through temperance and moderation: "Our physical well- being, our moral worth, our social happiness, ...
History taught practical ethics, not directly through moral principles, but indirectly, by inculcating the spirit of morality through temperance and moderation: "Our physical well- being, our moral worth, our social happiness, ...
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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 |
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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