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Burke, Ireland, and America.(18th century British politician Edmund Burke) - Encyclopedia.com (4118 words) |
 | Burke was an Irishman with Catholic ties, and he feared that independence for Ireland would give control of the country to the dominant Irish Protestants. |
| Burke's incapacity to communicate seriously with Rockingham and the other Whigs on the subject of Ireland did not matter much in his first 12 years as an MP, because Ireland was not then a matter of pressing concern in British politics. |
| Burke could not get his message through because the mask he was in the habit of wearing in these particular matters had become also a gag. |
| A Report on the Life of Edmund Burke (5233 words) |
| Burke was one of the first to see the advantages of political parties: "a body of men united on public principle, which could act as a constitutional link between king and parliament, providing consistency and strength in administration, or principled criticism in opposition" |
| Burke once said in Parliament that "Nothing gave him so much satisfaction, when he was first honored with a seat in that House, as that it might be in his power, some way or other, to be of service to the country that gave him birth; and he had always said to himself. |
| Burke obviously felt that it was to the interest of the British Government to take advantage of favorable circumstances while they lasted and solve the Irish problem by granting moderate concessions. |
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