Edmund Burke and His World"Edmund Burke PC (12 January [NS] 1729[1]? 9 July 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher, who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his support of the cause of the American Revolutionaries, and for his later opposition to the French Revolution. The latter led to his becoming the leading figure within the conservative faction of the Whig party, which he dubbed the "Old Whigs", in opposition to the pro?French Revolution "New Whigs", led by Charles James Fox. Burke was praised by both conservatives and liberals in the 19th century. Since the 20th century, he has generally been viewed as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism, as well as a representative of classical liberalism."--Wikipedia. |
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Page 54
... Americans should help to pay that debt and not expect the English to bear the entire burden . The Americans didn't see it that way . When they learned about the Stamp Act , they did everything they could to keep it from being enforced ...
... Americans should help to pay that debt and not expect the English to bear the entire burden . The Americans didn't see it that way . When they learned about the Stamp Act , they did everything they could to keep it from being enforced ...
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... Americans their indepen- dence and relate to them as a friendly foreign nation than to prolong the war . Attempts to force the Americans to re- main British subjects would never succeed . Even if de- feated , the Americans would always ...
... Americans their indepen- dence and relate to them as a friendly foreign nation than to prolong the war . Attempts to force the Americans to re- main British subjects would never succeed . Even if de- feated , the Americans would always ...
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... Americans . But his crusade on behalf of the Americans was less significant to Burke himself than some other causes that he espoused . While he was fighting for the rights of Americans , he was simultaneously devot- ing much of his time ...
... Americans . But his crusade on behalf of the Americans was less significant to Burke himself than some other causes that he espoused . While he was fighting for the rights of Americans , he was simultaneously devot- ing much of his time ...
Contents
The First Years 17291744 | 1 |
Dublin Years 17441750 | 11 |
Irish Greenhorn in England 1750 | 23 |
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