Henry Saint John

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Henry Saint John


Born
in Wiltshire, England
September 16, 1678

Died
December 12, 1751

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Henry Saint John, first viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman, orator, and a Jacobite, spent much life in exile and wrote influential political treatises, notably The Idea of a Patriot King in 1749.

This Tory philosopher flourished.

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The Works of Lord Bolingbroke

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Political Writings

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The Idea of a Patriot King

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Letters On the Study and Us...

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Letters On The Spirit Of Pa...

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Letters, on the Spirit of P...

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Lord Bolingbroke: Historica...

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Letters to Sir William Wind...

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The Philosophical Works of ...

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“There is so much trouble in coming into the world, and so much more, as well as meanness, in going out of it, that 'tis hardly worth while to be here at all.”
Viscount Henry St. John Bolingbroke

“God who placed me here will do what He pleases with me hereafter, and He knows best what to do.”
Henry St. John Bolingbroke

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