A Liberal Descent
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| Originally published | October 15, 1981 |
| Authors | J. W. Burrow |
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| ID | 2065161 |
About A Liberal Descent
The idea of a 'Whig interpretation' of English history incorporates the two fundamental notions of progress and continuity. The former made it possible to read English history as a 'success story', the latter endorsed a pragmatic, gradualist political style as the foundation of English freedom. . . .