Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and SpeechesTransaction Publishers - 585 pages |
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... thought , second , an im- age , and thirdly , a sentiment . The rule . . . expresses the character of his mind . A thought , an image , a sentiment , and all bearing upon action— it gives us an intimation that the writer who set forth ...
... thought , second , an im- age , and thirdly , a sentiment . The rule . . . expresses the character of his mind . A thought , an image , a sentiment , and all bearing upon action— it gives us an intimation that the writer who set forth ...
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... thought and in preparing him for the ideas he was to advance in the rough - and - tumble partisan politics of his era . His reading infused a humanistic temper into his politi- cal principles , and lifted his approach to politics above ...
... thought and in preparing him for the ideas he was to advance in the rough - and - tumble partisan politics of his era . His reading infused a humanistic temper into his politi- cal principles , and lifted his approach to politics above ...
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... thought , the large num- ber of political and historical issues in which he was involved , and the changing patterns of philosophical belief among his scholars , it is not surprising that at various times Burke has been claimed by both ...
... thought , the large num- ber of political and historical issues in which he was involved , and the changing patterns of philosophical belief among his scholars , it is not surprising that at various times Burke has been claimed by both ...
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... thought , or with the his- torical rather than the ethical foundations of his politics . His own explicit words , that " the principles of true politics are those of morality enlarged , " have been generally subordinated to non - ethi ...
... thought , or with the his- torical rather than the ethical foundations of his politics . His own explicit words , that " the principles of true politics are those of morality enlarged , " have been generally subordinated to non - ethi ...
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... thought have been praised by liberal writers as the ultimate in political wisdom , and the basis for his enduring appeal . Certain conservative writers , such as Professor Richard M. Weaver , have accepted the utilitarian and pragmatic ...
... thought have been praised by liberal writers as the ultimate in political wisdom , and the basis for his enduring appeal . Certain conservative writers , such as Professor Richard M. Weaver , have accepted the utilitarian and pragmatic ...
Contents
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An Abridgment of English History 1757 | 76 |
Selections from Book Reviews in the Annual Register | 104 |
A Short Account of a Late Short Administration 1766 | 117 |
Speech on Conciliation 1775 | 176 |
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol 1777 | 223 |
IRELAND AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION | 251 |
A Letter to a Peer of Ireland 1782 | 274 |
A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe 1792 | 288 |
A Letter to Richard Burke 1793 | 320 |
A Letter to William Smith 1795 | 330 |
Speech on Economical Reform 1780 | 341 |
Speech on the Middlesex Election 1771 | 363 |
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