Conservatism merely reflects the interests of the privileged and prosperous. Discuss (45) It is often said that conservatism merely reflects the interests of the privileged and prosperous and though it can be argued that conservatism seeks to protect the inheritance of property and tradition‚ there have been instances in conservatism where the interests of the less privileged have been protected‚ this is known as paternalism or one nation conservatism. The negative conservative view of human nature
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given to the followers of the ideas presented by Benjamin Disrael‚ and the belief in changing Britain from ‘two nations’ i.e the rich and the poor‚ and instead creating one. Benjamin Disraeli adopted one nation conservatism for both ethical and electoral reasons. Before he became leader of the Conservative Party‚ Disraeli had announced that‚ as a result of the Reform Act of 1867 the party needed to pursue social reforms if it was to have electoral success. One nation would both improve the conditions
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viewpoint the San Stefano Treaty was bound to stimulate disagreement in all fronts. Austria complained with good reason that the new Bulgarian principality violated the stipulation in the Budapest Treaty that no large Balkan state was to be established. Disraeli was convinced that the principality would be merely a Russian colony and that it would give Russia access to the Aegean and virtual control over Constantinople. He also feared that
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of his own fate‚becusse god has blessed him with so many divine powers and talent can conquer the second world ‚if he really wants to do it.There are pivotal examples of many people who created their own glorious fate.some known names are Benjamin Disraeli the Britain primemisntor‚Imran khan the leader of Pakistan and off course napoleon Bonaparte the French historian have a well known repute in world.Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter
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“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example” (Benjamin Disraeli). In this quote Mr. Disraeli is saying a hero is anyone who will be remembered for the dignified examples they set for others. The epic poem of Beowulf‚ rewritten in English by Seamus Heaney‚ is a grade-A caliber source of how people viewed a “hero’ back in Anglo-Saxon times. The Geat hero‚ Beowulf‚ leads his people through his examples of fearlessness and pure strength. These are some of
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Charles Darwin once said: ‘We must bear without complaining the undoubtedly bad effects of the weak surviving and propagating their kind’. In this essay I will look at this quote in relation to the following texts: firstly‚ the science fiction novella The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and secondly‚ the play Mrs Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw to decide whether or not Darwin’s statement is supported by these texts. I will be critically analysing the political ideologies of Wells and Shaw in
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the basis of Orientalism‚ as it is rooted in the Western consciousness. (The Middle East or India). In his qualifications for interpreting Orientalism‚ Said includes several points of interest and clarification. He agrees with Disraeli‚ in saying that the East is more than just an idea with no corresponding reality. In fact‚ this is concurrent with the fact that many Western scholars have dedicated their entire lives to studying the Orient. Secondly‚ Said reinforces that it is
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‘Conservatives support Pragmatism over principle’ Discuss. Pragmatism essentially believes in a more practical behavior or form of policy‚ as opposed to an ideological principle. Conservatives traditionally favour pragmatism because it emphasizes the impact of applied ideas that have been tested over time- highlighting the importance of tradition (one major traditional conservative value. One-nation conservatives agree with the foundations of pragmatic ideas. Whereas the New Right was heavily
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A PLACE WHICH NEEDS ATTENTION: THE EAST The term Orientalism‚ was used by the West‚ to define the East. Orientalism is the perspective of the West‚ the way they see the East. The West here‚ is the Western Europe and the East is rest of it. Also Said divided Orientalism into two groups which are “latent and manifest Orientalism.” Nineteenth century scholars were mostly interested in Manifest Orientalism which is things we can observe about the Orient like language‚ literature‚ art‚ history. Most
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* The Victorian era in Britain was not democratic. The British did not practice modern democracy yet. * Britain was a ’class’ society and the upper class (the rich‚ those with landed estates and titles) still ran everything. * So ’class’ was important. Birth order was important because titles‚ estates‚ family fortunes in Britain would only go to the first born with the others in the birth order getting far less depending on their place in the order or nothing. * Legitimacy was important
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