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... Burke , in defending the Americans , never endorsed the principles of Tom Paine ; his prime concern was not that the British government should win a philosophical argument , but that it should avoid any occasion for conflict . Burke's ...
... Burke , in defending the Americans , never endorsed the principles of Tom Paine ; his prime concern was not that the British government should win a philosophical argument , but that it should avoid any occasion for conflict . Burke's ...
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... Burke had broken with his old ally , Charles James Fox , and in the following year the Duke of Portland and his followers broke away from the whigs and went over to the support of Pitt . Burke had never been a popular politician , but ...
... Burke had broken with his old ally , Charles James Fox , and in the following year the Duke of Portland and his followers broke away from the whigs and went over to the support of Pitt . Burke had never been a popular politician , but ...
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... Burke and Paine was whether ' the people of England had the right to choose their rulers , to cashier them for misconduct , and to adopt a new form of govern- ment in its place ' . Burke feared the endless change and wholesale ...
... Burke and Paine was whether ' the people of England had the right to choose their rulers , to cashier them for misconduct , and to adopt a new form of govern- ment in its place ' . Burke feared the endless change and wholesale ...
Contents
Contents Acknowledgements 6 | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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