Speech to the Electors of Bristol 1. What does Burke consider to be the duty of the elected representatives? The people’s wishes and happiness depend on the elected representatives. If the representatives do not represent the people and make decisions based on their own opinion they are diminishing the opinion and judgment of the people. Everyone have the right to an equal opinion but the representative have to debate and argue for what the people think. The representatives have the job of protecting
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Letter to a Noble Lord by Edmund Burke The letter written by Edmund Burke to the Duke of Bedford is one of the most notable letters in terms of its rhetoric. The degree of persuasiveness in the “Letter to a Noble Lord” clearly shows how good of an orator Edmund Burke is. In the letter‚ Burke tries to correct one very important point that has been mentioned by the duke of Bedford‚ which is the statement that says that Burke does not deserve his pension. Edmund Burke attempts to prove Bedford wrong
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Revolution‚ Edmund Burke from Great Britain became one of the most famous critics of the Revolution. Burke made a speech in which he laments the death of the queen of France‚ Marie Antoinette‚ and the passing of an era. He noted that the French Revolution proved that the age of chivalry is forever passed. This points out one of the criticisms of the Committee of Public Safety;’ they do not show the courtesy of rank and sex in the executions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.# Burke refers to
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Edmund Burke is not one that often figures in the history of philosophy. This is a curious fate for a writer of genius who was also the author of a book entitled A Philosophical Enquiry. Besides the Enquiry‚ Burke’s writings and some of his verbalizations contain vigorously philosophical elements—philosophical both in our contemporary sense and in the eighteenth century sense‚ especially ‘philosophical’ history. These elements play a fundamental role within his work‚ and avail us to understand why
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As Edmund Burke‚ a British politician and critic of the revolution noted‚ “By following those false lights [of liberalism]‚ France has bought undisguised calamities at a higher price than any nation has purchased the most unequivocal blessings.” Burke was not alone in his thought as many Europeans felt the French Revolution had resulted in a regression for European society as
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Burke ’s Speech on Conciliation with America by Edmund Burke (#3 in our series by Edmund Burke) Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the header without written permission. Please read the "legal
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1. Einleitung Unter den zahlreichen Werken des Philosophen und Politikers Edmund Burke befindet sich der „Sketch of the Negro Code“. Hierbei handelt es sich um einen detailliert ausgearbeiteten Plan zur Regulierung des Sklavenhandels und der Sklaverei. Verfasst im Jahr 1780‚ 27 Jahre bevor der Sklavenhandel auf britischen Schiffen ver-boten wurde‚ enthält sein Manuskript zahlreiche Punkte‚ deren Umsetzung den Sklavenhandel und letztendlich die Sklaverei beenden sollten. Angesichts des Umfangs
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French‚ opposing his own country‚ because he believed in a system where people can govern themselves. Edmund Burke took the side of the English because he was supporting his country and believed in a system where there needs to be a higher power to keep people in their place. Thomas Paine was a radical in the way he thought and believed in a total reform of the way people were living at that time. Burke was a Conservative and believed that things were fine just the way they were. Paine also believed
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Is it better for a ruler to be feared or loved? Edmund Burke in his “A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origins of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful‚” does a wonderful job of explaining the differences in the sublime and the beautiful‚ also phrased as feared and loved‚ respectively. Based upon Edmund Burke’s writings‚ he would agree with the statement that it is better to be “feared than loved” as a ruler. Also‚ his answer would not remain the same for males as well as females. These statements
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Edmund Burke‚ who is often regarded as a spokesman for modern conservatism‚ believed that human rights were based on tradition and could only be inherited. Burke strongly opposed the French Revolution‚ which in his view‚ attempted to break from the traditions of France and destroy their contemporary society. On the other hand‚ Jean-Jacque Rousseau believed that general will would always be correct and that it would unshackle humans from their chains‚ allowing them to become free. Burke and Rousseau
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