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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... Commons began to consider a bill to prevent New Englanders from using the Newfoundland fishing banks and from trading abroad ex- cept with Great Britain and the British West Indies . The purpose of the bill was to isolate New England ...
... Commons began to consider a bill to prevent New Englanders from using the Newfoundland fishing banks and from trading abroad ex- cept with Great Britain and the British West Indies . The purpose of the bill was to isolate New England ...
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... Commons wrote to Burke : " On this happy event I sincerely congratulate you , being fully persuaded that it is of ... Commons on March 12 , 1779. Commons took no action . But Lord George Gor- don , member of the Scottish nobility , was ...
... Commons wrote to Burke : " On this happy event I sincerely congratulate you , being fully persuaded that it is of ... Commons on March 12 , 1779. Commons took no action . But Lord George Gor- don , member of the Scottish nobility , was ...
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... Commons , Burke pledged himself to God , to his coun- try , to the House of Commons , and to the unfortunate inhabitants of India that he would bring to justice " the greatest delinquent that India ever saw . " Following that speech he ...
... Commons , Burke pledged himself to God , to his coun- try , to the House of Commons , and to the unfortunate inhabitants of India that he would bring to justice " the greatest delinquent that India ever saw . " Following that speech he ...
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The First Years 17291744 | 1 |
Dublin Years 17441750 | 11 |
Irish Greenhorn in England 1750 | 23 |
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