In one of my favorite of William Hazlitt’s essays, “On The Character Of Mr. Burke,” Hazlitt takes on his rival politician while advancing what, to my mind, is a reliable test of a person’s political character: do they acknowledge Edmund Burke […]
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In one of my favorite of William Hazlitt’s essays, “On The Character Of Mr. Burke,” Hazlitt takes on his rival politician while advancing what, to my mind, is a reliable test of a person’s political character: do they acknowledge Edmund Burke […]
I am a lover of poetry and prose, an aspiring writer and literary critic, and a secular humanist with a strong belief in the ideals of the Enlightenment. I make no claims to special wisdom or insight; I offer merely the benefit, if benefit there be, of my reflections.
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