Schrift:
A Letter to Lord North, on his Re-Election into the House of Commons. London 1780:
Anonym veröffentlichter offener Briefe an Lord North (Frederick North, 2. Earl of Guilford, von 1770-1782 Premierminiester Großbritanniens): "A Letter to Lord North, on his Re-Election into the House of Commons". Später St John zugeschrieben.
Position zu Parteien:
- Warnung vor den Gefahren von Parteien - vor allem in Krisenzeiten.
- Unvermeidbarkeit von Parteien.
Zitat:
"That party should have existed at all, while common safety seemed to be immediately at stake, is suprising; bus as it did exist, it is fortunate, that it broke forth in such a manner, as to display itself in all its deformity to the public view."
(Aus: A Letter to Lord North, on his Re-Election into the House of Commons. London 1780. S: 41.)
