Introduction. CONTENTS. CHARACTERISTICS. Page English parties from 1760 to 1790. Burke's task during this time, the revival of Whig doctrine The ideal of a Patriot King exploded by the incapacity of George III. The Thoughts on the Present Discontents a virtual refutation of the Four movements of English political thought in this century, and Exhibited as early as 1773 He opposes, for example, a relaxation of Subscription A passionate enthusiasm for order, the key to his character. As an object either of pictorial or moral study, Burke is incom- Three leading issues from 1760 to 1783-(1) the supremacy of the 75 England after 1688 an aristocratic republic. The first great constitutional case in Burke's time Circumstances of the Middlesex Election Explanation of popular sympathy with Wilkes Burke's comprehension of Wilkism Illustration of the strength of the popular feeling The American Rebellion unconnected with this event Love of independence involved in Puritanism The social conditions of the Colonies gave room for the expansion The Rebellion the last outcome of the ideas of the sixteenth cen- tury, and not the first of those of the eighteenth Importance of the contest for English and European liberty The attitude of England a consequence of a metaphysical convic- tion about Rights xiii The Penal Laws against the Catholics . Burke's exposure of their character III. India. Is the sovereignty over inferior races desirable for us |