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

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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Main Author: Weiner, Greg (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Encounter Books, 2019.
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
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.
Political and social views.
Political science.
Politics and government.
Political leadership.
Prudence.
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
Great Britain.
United States.
History.

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