Old Whigs : Burke, Lincoln, and the politics of prudence / by Greg Weiner.

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"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 Northern si...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Weiner, Greg (Author)
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. Whig Party (Great Britain) > History. Whig Party (U.S.) > History. Burke, Edmund, > 1729-1797. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865. Whig Party (Great Britain) Whig Party (U.S.) Political leadership > Moral and ethical aspects. Prudence > Political aspects. Political science > Great Britain > History > 18th century. United States > Politics and government > 19th century. Political and social views. Political science. Politics and government. Great Britain. United States. 1700-1899 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xi, 170 pages ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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