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Title: The Best of Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke, Peter J. Stanlis ISBN: 0-89526-398-X Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: December, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best of Burke is the best Burke I've read
Comment: For the student of politics and politcal philosophy this compilation is a wonderful 'must-read'. I was captured at times by the power of Burke's writing. Occasionally I was so taken with the majesty of his language and the power of his logic that I found myself reading aloud, savoring each word. For example, try rolling these phrases off your tongue: "Liberty...is a general principle, and the clear right of all subjects within the realm, or of none. Partial freedom seems to me a most invidious mode of slavery. But unfortunately, it is the kind of slavery most easily admitted....The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts." Burke's erudition and style are refreshing in a modern political landscape of mediocrity and mindless soundbites. Editor Peter Stanlis divides the book into eight roughly chronological sections from Burke's seminal writings in the mid-1700's through his celebrated expressions as a member of Parliament debating the American Revolution, Ireland and Catholic Emancipation, Economic Reforms, British misrule in India and the subsequent impeachment of Governor-General Hastings. The Book concludes with selections from Burke's exceptional observations on the French Revolution, thoughts which galvanized British opposition to the revolutionary regimes and gave the intellectual undergirding of the Napoleonic Wars. Stanlis also provides the reader with helpful prequels setting the stage for each of the selected writings or speeches, a chronological table of Burke's life, a handy selected bibliography and a concise indroduction to the whole work which is an excellent summary of what follows. This hardback edition is well bound on quality paper. It will survive the many re-readings and quick searches it deserves. The one flaw in this edition is the lack of a helpful appendix or index. Even though my copy is well underscored and highlighted with marginal notes to flag key thoughts or expressions, appendices would save time thumbing through nearly 700 pages to find a particular quote. The book is not a quick read, yet it is surprisingly relevant to today's headlines. Burke's brilliant insights into human nature and the practical workings of governments far outshine most modern pundits. This book is now a standard reference work in my personal library, sitting on a close-at-hand shelf for ready access.
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Title: The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot by Russell Kirk ISBN: 0895261715 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke, L. G. Mitchell ISBN: 0192839780 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Edmund Burke: A Genius Reconsidered by Russell Kirk ISBN: 188292617X Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Witness by Whittaker Chambers ISBN: 0895267896 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1987 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Roots of American Order by Russell Kirk ISBN: 1932236082 Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Inst Pub. Date: April, 2004 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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