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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... never have learned to read and write . He might never have tasted a piece of bread and butter or slept in a shelter that offered ample protection against the wind and rain . For all that he was blessed with genius , he might never have ...
... never have learned to read and write . He might never have tasted a piece of bread and butter or slept in a shelter that offered ample protection against the wind and rain . For all that he was blessed with genius , he might never have ...
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... never niggardly . Since he never had to keep household accounts , he had no realistic notion of what it cost to keep food on the table and wood in the fireplace . Jane took care of such matters . She spared him the petty annoyance of ...
... never niggardly . Since he never had to keep household accounts , he had no realistic notion of what it cost to keep food on the table and wood in the fireplace . Jane took care of such matters . She spared him the petty annoyance of ...
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Alice P. Miller. never put on airs about his title . Boswell said that Johnson always referred to himself as " Mr. Johnson " and never used the title " Doctor . " While Johnson was writing Taxation No Tyranny , Burke was composing a ...
Alice P. Miller. never put on airs about his title . Boswell said that Johnson always referred to himself as " Mr. Johnson " and never used the title " Doctor . " While Johnson was writing Taxation No Tyranny , Burke was composing a ...
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The First Years 17291744 | 1 |
Dublin Years 17441750 | 11 |
Irish Greenhorn in England 1750 | 23 |
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