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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... poor people in England . Indeed , most of the people in England were poor . But the English poor were less visible than the Irish poor . Many , finding it impossible to survive in the country , flocked to the cities , where they lived ...
... poor people in England . Indeed , most of the people in England were poor . But the English poor were less visible than the Irish poor . Many , finding it impossible to survive in the country , flocked to the cities , where they lived ...
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... Poor . Many notes of condolence came to the Burke home , but probably none more heartfelt than the one Dr. Johnson sent to Jane . Johnson had been extremely fond of Nugent . Shortly after Nugent's death , when Johnson happened to see an ...
... Poor . Many notes of condolence came to the Burke home , but probably none more heartfelt than the one Dr. Johnson sent to Jane . Johnson had been extremely fond of Nugent . Shortly after Nugent's death , when Johnson happened to see an ...
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... poor , and low , and feeble . But if these people came to turn their liberty into a cloak for maliciousness , and to seek a privilege of exemption , not from power , but from the rules of morality and virtuous discipline , then I would ...
... poor , and low , and feeble . But if these people came to turn their liberty into a cloak for maliciousness , and to seek a privilege of exemption , not from power , but from the rules of morality and virtuous discipline , then I would ...
Contents
The First Years 17291744 | 1 |
Dublin Years 17441750 | 11 |
Irish Greenhorn in England 1750 | 23 |
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