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• Burke, Edmund — (1729 1797)    Statesman, orator, and political philosopher, was the s. of an attorney in Dublin, where he was b. His f. was a Protestant, but his mother, whose maiden name was Nagle, was a Roman Catholic. He received his early ed. at a Quaker… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• Edmund Burke — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 18th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Rt. Hon. Edmund Burke name = Edmund Burke birth = January 12, 1729 (Dublin, Ireland) death = Death date and age|1797|7|9|1729|1|12… …   Wikipedia

• The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Salutary neglect — was an undocumented, though long standing, British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain. Prime Minister Robert Walpole stated that if no restrictions were placed …   Wikipedia

• On American Taxation — was a speech given by Edmund Burke in the British House of Commons on April 19, 1774, advocating the full repeal of the Townshend Revenue Act of 1767. Parliament had previously repealed five of the six duties of this revenue tax on the American… …   Wikipedia

• Henry Cruger — Henry Cruger, Jr. (November 22, 1739 ndash; April 24, 1827) was an American and British merchant at the time of the American Revolution. He has a unique distinction of having been elected to both the Parliament of Great Britain (MP, 1774 1780,… …   Wikipedia