Old Whigs: Burke, Lincoln, and the Politics of Prudence

by Greg Weiner

Book Overview

The virtue of prudence suffuses the writings of Edmund Burke and Abraham Lincoln, yet the demands of statecraft compelled both to take daring positions against long odds: Burke against the seemingly inexorable march of the French Revolution, Lincoln against disunion at a moment when the Northern situation appeared untenable. Placing their statesmanship and writings in relief helps to illuminate prudence in its full dimensions: inflected with caution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641770503
• ISBN13: 9781641770507
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Encounter Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"