John Bramhall and The Theoretical Problems of Royalist Moderation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10067992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Daly (corresponding author), J W Daly |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-44 |
| Publication date | 1971-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of British Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9371 • E-ISSN: 1545-6986 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/385616 |
| OpenAlex | W2118731588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
It is a truism that the most distinctive features of the peculiarly English genius in politics are moderation and compromise. The sources of this spirit must be sought throughout the whole fabric of English history, but it should be easier to examine some of the stages by which it emerged onto the conscious level of political thought. How long have Englishmen spoken of political moderation as a good in itself? Herbert Butterfield awards to the Whigs the honor of contributing to modern British history their instinct for compromise. Locke has often been thought of as doing the same. But Toryism has come in for its share of the credit, and a student of John Dryden's thought has suggested that the Tory Dryden well illustrates the tradition of avoiding political extremes and reconciling liberty and authority. This is a fruitful suggestion, and it may be carried further by seeking evidence of this tradition in the predecessors of the Tories, the royalists of the Civil War period. These latter, far from being diehards or extremists, were the advocates of a political mean, and tried to defend at once the king's authority and the subject's liberty. In some degree, this is now widely conceded, but the significance of this moderation is not as clear as it ought to be, because its nature is not understood. When it is understood, it will be possible to say that the most important characteristic of seventeenth-century English royalism was not its defense of the king, but its defense of political moderation and limited government
Compromise · Genius · Instinct · Moderation · Political science · Politics · Royalist · Subject (documents · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2011 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |