Three English statesmen; a course of lectures on the political history of England

Goldwin Smith

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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITYOFCALIFORNIA DIEGO \in memory of W. Snvder by Son andHis Daughter THREE ENGLISH STATESMEN A COURSE OF LECTURES POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND. BY GOLDWIN SMITH. NEW YORK- HARPER & PUBLISHERSBROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE. 1867. TO THOMAS BAYLEY POTTER, M.P., A STAUNCH FRIEND OF TIME OFHUMANITY AND IN THEIR NEED.JUSTICE are THEEE ENGLISH STATESMEN. i. PYM. LET us never revolution. Statesman-glorify is ofthe art of andship it,avoiding making at once continuous and calm. Revolu-progress tions are not full of all that a citizenonly good and a Christian hates while butlast,good they leave a train of bitterness behind.they long The and the exaltation of characterenergy which call forth are for in the lassi-they paid the the whichtude, depression, political infidelity ensue. The of the Revolu-great spirits English tion were followed the men of Charles II.by Whatever of moral there was in thegrandeur French Revolution was followed by Bonapartism and Even men arewhile theTalleyrand. great on the violence and marone-sidednessscene, their ourLet us that allgreatness. pray polit- 8 Three Statesmen.English ical contests be carried on as the contests ofmay and beneath the unassailedfellow-citizen, majes- of law.

Sujets

• Pitt
• Statesman
• Pym
• Cromwell

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 8
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
UNIVERSITYOFCALIFORNIA
DIEGO
\in memory of
W. Snvder
by
Son andHis DaughterTHREE
ENGLISH STATESMEN
A COURSE OF LECTURES
POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND.
BY GOLDWIN SMITH.
NEW YORK-
HARPER & PUBLISHERSBROTHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1867.