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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... debate . Burke listened attentively . No more than a handful of those sitting there then knew as much about America as he did . Nobody felt more keenly that the Stamp Act had been passed without careful con- sideration and that it ...
... debate . Burke listened attentively . No more than a handful of those sitting there then knew as much about America as he did . Nobody felt more keenly that the Stamp Act had been passed without careful con- sideration and that it ...
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... debate in the House of Com- mons , Burke expressed his views on the French Revolution in public for the first time . The subject under debate was army estimates . Charles Fox argued for a reduction in army estimates , claiming that ...
... debate in the House of Com- mons , Burke expressed his views on the French Revolution in public for the first time . The subject under debate was army estimates . Charles Fox argued for a reduction in army estimates , claiming that ...
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... debate . But Burke could not be kept silent very long . He started to prepare a speech in reply to Fox's . On May 6 Burke was the first speaker on the subject of a constitution for Canada . This seemed to him an appropriate time to ...
... debate . But Burke could not be kept silent very long . He started to prepare a speech in reply to Fox's . On May 6 Burke was the first speaker on the subject of a constitution for Canada . This seemed to him an appropriate time to ...
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The First Years 17291744 | 1 |
Dublin Years 17441750 | 11 |
Irish Greenhorn in England 1750 | 23 |
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