Old Whigs : Burke, Lincoln, and the politics of prudence /

"The virtue of prudence suffuses the writings of Edmund Burke and Abraham Lincoln, yet the demands of statecraft compelled both to take daring positions against long odds: Burke against the seemingly inexorable march of the French Revolution, Lincoln against disunion at a moment when the Northe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weiner, Greg (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Encounter Books, [2019]
Edición:First American edition.
Temas:
Burke, Edmund, > 1729-1797 > Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views.
Burke, Edmund, > 1729-1797.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Whig Party (Great Britain) > History.
Whig Party (U.S.) > History.
Whig Party (Great Britain)
Whig Party (U.S.)
1700-1899
Political leadership > Moral and ethical aspects.
Prudence > Political aspects.
Political science > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Prudence > Aspect politique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Political and social views.
Political science.
Politics and government.
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Great Britain.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "The God of this lower world": Burke on prudence
  • "The family of the lion, or the tribe of the eagle": Lincoln on prudence
  • "Sophisters, economists, and calculators": Burke on reason and revelation
  • "Definitions and axioms": Lincoln on reason and revelation
  • "The little catechism of the rights of man": Burke on liberty
  • "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master": Lincoln on liberty
  • "The collected reason of ages": Burke and Lincoln on custom
  • "Liberty and authority, patience and resolve": recovering the politics of prudence.

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