Political Essays

Contents......Page 7
Introduction (editorial)......Page 11
chronology......Page 31
Bibliographical notes......Page 33
A note on the text and the edition......Page 38
Biographical notes......Page 41
Bibliography......Page 56
ESSAY ONE Of the liberty of the press......Page 67
ESSAY TWO That politics may be reduced to a science......Page 70
ESSAY THREE Of the first principles of government......Page 82
ESSAY FOUR Of the origin of government......Page 86
ESSAY FIVE Of the independency of Parliament......Page 90
ESSAY SIX Whether the British government inclines more toabsolute monarchy, or to a republic......Page 94
ESSAY SEVEN Of parties in general......Page 99
ESSAY EIGHT Of the parties of Great Britain......Page 106
ESSAY NINE Of superstition and enthusiasm......Page 112
ESSAY TEN Of civil liberty......Page 117
ESSAY ELEVEN Of the rise and progress of the arts and sciences......Page 124
ESSAY TWELVE Of national characters......Page 144
ESSAY THIRTEEN Of commerce......Page 159
ESSAY FOURTEEN Of refinement in the arts......Page 171
ESSAY FIFTEEN Of money......Page 181
ESSAY SIXTEEN Of interest......Page 192
ESSAY SEVENTEEN Of the balance of trade......Page 202
ESSAY EIGHTEEN Of the jealousy of trade......Page 216
ESSAY NINETEEN Of the balance of power......Page 220
ESSAY TWENTY Of taxes......Page 227
ESSAY TWENTY-ONE Of public credit......Page 232
ESSAY TWENTY-TWO Of some remarkable customs......Page 245
ESSAY TWENTY-THREE Of the original contract......Page 252
ESSAY TWENTY -FOUR Of passive obedience......Page 268
ESSAY TWENTY-FIVE Of the coalition of parties......Page 272
ESSAY TWENTY-SIX Of the Protestant succession......Page 279
ESSAY TWENTY-SEVEN Idea of a perfect commonwealth......Page 287
The Petition of Right (History of England, ch. 41 (v: 192-5))......Page 300
The Convention Parliament (History of England,ch. 71 (VI: 523-34))......Page 303
History of England, note W to ch. 53 (v: 568-7o)......Page 313
History of England, ch. 49 (v: 544-6)......Page 316
History of England, ch. 45 (v: 10-13)......Page 318
History of England, ch. 51 (v: 211-13)......Page 321
History of England, ch. 52 (v: 223-4 and 227-8)......Page 323
1. Of the liberty of the press (1741)......Page 326
2. That politics may be reduced to a science (1741)......Page 329
3· Of the first principles of government (1741)......Page 333
5· Of the independency of Parliament (1741)......Page 335
6. Whether the British govemment inclines more to absolute monarchy, or to a republic (1741)......Page 338
7· Of parties in general (1741)......Page 339
8. Of the parties of Great Britain (1741)......Page 341
9· Of superstition and enthusiasm (1741)......Page 349
10. Of civil liberty (1741)......Page 353
11. Of the rise and progress of the arts and sciences (1742)......Page 355
12. Of national characters (1748)......Page 360
13. Of commerce (1752)......Page 362
14. Of refinement in the arts (1752)......Page 363
15. Of money (1752)......Page 365
17. Of the balance of trade (175Z)......Page 366
18. Of the jealousy of trade (1758)......Page 369
19. Of the balance of power (1752)......Page 370
20. Of taxes (1752)......Page 375
21. Of public credit (1752)......Page 377
22. Of some remarkable customs (1752)......Page 380
23. Of the original contract (1748)......Page 383
24. Of passive obedience (1748)......Page 387
25. Of the coalition of parties (1758)......Page 388
26. Of the Protestant succession (1752)......Page 389
27. Idea of a perfect commonwealth (1752)......Page 393
Appendix: Excerpts from Hume's History of England......Page 396
Index......Page 397