John Bright (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

C. A. Vince

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331259614 ISBN 13 : 9781331259619

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A portrait of a reformer who shaped 19th-century politics through faith-driven conviction.

This study shows how John Bright's Quaker principles guided his public life and lasting reforms.

In John Bright: Reformer, the author traces Bright’s career from his Nonconformist roots to his role as a leading reformer. The book examines how his religious upbringing and moral philosophy informed a lifetime of political action, including his advocacy for democratic change and religious equality. It presents Bright as a public figure whose steadfast beliefs helped shape the mind of a generation in Birmingham and beyond.

The narrative frames Bright as both a champion of reform and a principled, constitutional thinker. It highlights his characteristic energy, his soaring oratory, and the challenges he faced in translating ideals into policy. The text also explores how his approach connected faith, conscience, and public duty in a way that influenced later political movements.

• Discover Bright’s nonconformist background and how it shaped his political outlook.
• See how his leadership bridged mass politics with constitutional principles.
• Explore his campaigning for the Anti-Corn-Law League and his work on Ireland-related reform.
• Understand the interplay of ideology, pragmatism, and public duty in his career.

Ideal for readers of political biography and studies of reform movements in the modern era.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Preface A history of John Bright scareer must needs be largely a record of opinions. In constructing this record I have tried, as far as possible, to use his own words, although the limits of this book do not permit extended quotations from his speeches. Such a method is facilitated by the terseness of his style; and inasmuch as his opinions were always clearly defined, and, being notably independent of circumstances and conditions, were subject to very little change, I may reasonably hope to have escaped the error of misrepresenting occasional utterances as definite judgments. I have not, however, been content merely to summarize Bright sacts and views, but have throughout tried to form and to suggest a critical estimate of his work and its results. With one exception the controversies in which he was engaged are now sufficiently remote, and their issues sufficiently developed, to bear historical treatment. The exception is the controversy raised in 1886; upon this subject, therefore, I have added no comment to the account given of Bright sopinions. The space allotted to the different subjects treated is proportional, not to their importance, but to the importance of Bright sdealings with them. For some details of Bright sparentage and early life I rely on the authority of the biography written by Mr. W. Robertson of Rochdale. In studying his parliamentary career I have resorted throughout to Hansard and the newspaper files. The books of which I have made most use are Mr. Morley s Life of Cohden Prentice s History of the League the Histories of Mr. J. F.
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Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331259614
• ISBN 13: 9781331259619
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 253
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