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1、THOUGHTSONTHEPRESENTDISCONTENTSANDSPEECHESTHOUGHTSONTHEPRESENTDISCONTENTSANDSPEECHESbyEdmundBurke1THOUGHTSONTHEPRESENTDISCONTENTSANDSPEECHESINTRODUCTIONEdmundBurkewasbornatDublinonthefirstofJanuary,1730.Hisfatherwasanattorney,whohadfifteenchildren,ofwhomallbutfourdiedintheiryouth.Edmund,thesecondso
2、n,beingofdelicatehealthinhischildhood,wastaughtathomeandathisgrandfather'shouseinthecountrybeforehewassentwithhistwobrothersGarrettandRichardtoaschoolatBallitore,underAbrahamShackleton,amemberoftheSocietyofFriends.FornearlyfortyyearsafterwardsBurkepaidanannualvisittoBallitore.In1744,afterleavingsch
3、ool,BurkeenteredTrinityCollege,Dublin.HegraduatedB.A.in1748;M.A.,1751.In1750hecametoLondon,totheMiddleTemple.In1756Burkebecameknownasawriter,bytwopieces.Onewasapamphletcalled"AVindicationofNaturalSociety."Thiswasanironicalpiece,reducingtoabsurditythosetheoriesoftheexcellenceofuncivilisedhumanitywhi
4、chweregatheringstrengthinFrance,andhadbeenfavouredinthephilosophicalworksofBolingbroke,thenlatelypublished.Burke'sotherworkpublishedin1756,washis"EssayontheSublimeandBeautiful."AtthistimeBurke'shealthbrokedown.Hewascaredforinthehouseofakindlyphysician,Dr.Nugent,andtheresultwasthatinthespringof1757h
5、emarriedDr.Nugent'sdaughter.InthefollowingyearBurkemadeSamuelJohnson'sacquaintance,andacquaintanceripenedfastintoclosefriendship.In1758,also,asonwasborn;and,asawayofaddingtohisincome,Burkesuggestedtheplanof"TheAnnualRegister."In1761BurkebecameprivatesecretarytoWilliamGerardHamilton,whowasthenappoin
6、tedChiefSecretarytoIreland.InApril,1763,Burke'sserviceswererecognisedbyapensionof300poundsayear;buthethrewthisupinApril,1765,whenhefoundthathisserviceswereconsideredtohavebeennotonlyrecognised,butalsobought.Onthe10thofJulyinthatyear(1765)LordRockinghambecamePremier,andaweeklaterBurke,throughthegood
7、officesofanadmiringfriendwhohadcometoknowhiminthenewly-foundedTurk'sHeadClub,became2THOUGHTSONTHEPRESENTDISCONTENTSANDSPEECHESRockingham'sprivatesecretary.Hewasnowthemainstay,ifnottheinspirer,ofRockingham's
