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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... king could not be ex- pected to yield to colonial insolence . Repeal would be humiliating to him and those who had approved the act . Some opponents went so far as to suggest ... King George were followed by toasts Stamp Act Speeches / 65.
... king could not be ex- pected to yield to colonial insolence . Repeal would be humiliating to him and those who had approved the act . Some opponents went so far as to suggest ... King George were followed by toasts Stamp Act Speeches / 65.
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... King George had no intention of ending the fight until Britain had dragged the Americans back to the British Em ... George Washington had triumphed over the great British General Cornwallis . Yet as late as November 3 , 1781 , King ...
... King George had no intention of ending the fight until Britain had dragged the Americans back to the British Em ... George Washington had triumphed over the great British General Cornwallis . Yet as late as November 3 , 1781 , King ...
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... King George , born on June 4 , 1738 , was fifty years old in 1788 . Therefore , Burke reasoned , he would not recover . Burke accomplished nothing with this research other than to expose himself to fresh attacks in the press . The ...
... King George , born on June 4 , 1738 , was fifty years old in 1788 . Therefore , Burke reasoned , he would not recover . Burke accomplished nothing with this research other than to expose himself to fresh attacks in the press . The ...
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The First Years 17291744 | 1 |
Dublin Years 17441750 | 11 |
Irish Greenhorn in England 1750 | 23 |
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