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 62
... Pitt's admirers in calling out : " Hear him ! " It was the kind of speech he would have liked to deliver himself . But it would have been unthinkable for a new member to hold the floor for three hours , as Pitt now did . And to use ...
... Pitt's admirers in calling out : " Hear him ! " It was the kind of speech he would have liked to deliver himself . But it would have been unthinkable for a new member to hold the floor for three hours , as Pitt now did . And to use ...
Page 82
... Pitt . To flatter Pitt and thus make him willing to serve as a consultant , the king offered him the title of Earl of Chatham . Pitt snapped at the honor - much to the disgust of his former admirers , who had affec- tionately called him ...
... Pitt . To flatter Pitt and thus make him willing to serve as a consultant , the king offered him the title of Earl of Chatham . Pitt snapped at the honor - much to the disgust of his former admirers , who had affec- tionately called him ...
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... Pitt's proposal for changes in the methods by which M.P.'s were elected . Burke did not consider the existing system unsatisfactory . He considered the common man unfit to decide how he should be governed . The idea that representation ...
... Pitt's proposal for changes in the methods by which M.P.'s were elected . Burke did not consider the existing system unsatisfactory . He considered the common man unfit to decide how he should be governed . The idea that representation ...
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The First Years 17291744 | 1 |
Dublin Years 17441750 | 11 |
Irish Greenhorn in England 1750 | 23 |
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