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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... seat at his disposal . Probably Burke did not realize , until shortly be- fore he was elected , that he would one day walk into the House of Commons as a member rather than as a mere spectator . As he took his seat on January 14 , 1766 ...
... seat at his disposal . Probably Burke did not realize , until shortly be- fore he was elected , that he would one day walk into the House of Commons as a member rather than as a mere spectator . As he took his seat on January 14 , 1766 ...
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... seats . The matter under consideration was the Stamp Act . Something had to be done about it . Exactly what should be done was the topic of debate . Burke listened attentively . No more than a handful of those sitting there then knew as ...
... seats . The matter under consideration was the Stamp Act . Something had to be done about it . Exactly what should be done was the topic of debate . Burke listened attentively . No more than a handful of those sitting there then knew as ...
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... seat , gasping and clutching his throat . Everyone jumped up and hurried around , some running for medical assistance , some producing flasks of brandy . Within a few minutes Chatham was placed on a stretcher and carried out of the ...
... seat , gasping and clutching his throat . Everyone jumped up and hurried around , some running for medical assistance , some producing flasks of brandy . Within a few minutes Chatham was placed on a stretcher and carried out of the ...
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The First Years 17291744 | 1 |
Dublin Years 17441750 | 11 |
Irish Greenhorn in England 1750 | 23 |
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