Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents

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"Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents" is a 1770 political pamphlet by Edmund Burke criticizing the British government's policies and defending constitutional monarchy and party politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political pamphlet ⓘ
work of political philosophy ⓘ
addresses corruption in government ⓘ
relationship between Parliament and the executive ⓘ
role of the Crown in politics ⓘ
argues that personal rule by the monarch's favorites is dangerous ⓘ
that public discontent arises from abuse of constitutional forms ⓘ
that stable parties are necessary for responsible government ⓘ
author Edmund Burke ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
criticizes policies of King George III's government ⓘ
system of court influence ⓘ
use of patronage to control Parliament ⓘ
defends constitutional monarchy ⓘ
organized political parties ⓘ
party connection as essential to liberty ⓘ
firstPublicationPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
form pamphlet ⓘ
genre pamphlet literature ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation Member of Parliament ⓘ
political philosopher ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn British constitutional thought ⓘ
debates on party government in Britain ⓘ
historicalContext aftermath of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
political crisis of the late 1760s in Britain ⓘ
Georgian era ⓘ
surface form: reign of King George III
influenced development of modern party theory ⓘ
later conservative political thought ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic British politics ⓘ
British Whig political thought ⓘ
surface form: Whig ideology

constitutional monarchy ⓘ
ministerial influence ⓘ
parliamentary government ⓘ
party politics ⓘ
royal prerogative ⓘ
philosophicalPerspective conservative Whig ⓘ
politicalAlignment Foxite Whigs ⓘ
surface form: Whig
politicalPosition pro-parliamentary supremacy within monarchy ⓘ
publicationYear 1770 ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor Reflections on the Revolution in France ⓘ
supports Rockingham Whigs ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
workTitle Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents self-link ⓘ

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Edmund Burke → notableWork → Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents ⓘ
Rockingham Whig → notableWorkAssociated → Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents ⓘ
Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents → workTitle → Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents self-link ⓘ
Speech on Conciliation with America → relatedWork → Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents ⓘ