The Idea of a Patriot King
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The Idea of a Patriot King is a political treatise by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, outlining his vision of an ideal, virtuous monarch who would rise above party politics to govern for the common good.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Idea of a Patriot King canonical | 4 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Idea of a Patriot King Context triple: [Lord Bolingbroke, notableWork, The Idea of a Patriot King]
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The Crisis of the Old Order
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B.
Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
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C.
Liberty and Order
Liberty and Order is the national motto of Colombia, expressing the country’s foundational ideals of freedom under a framework of lawful governance.
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D.
Notes of the Fatherland
Notes of the Fatherland was a 19th-century Russian literary and political journal that played a significant role in publishing and promoting major works of Russian literature and social thought.
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E.
Flame of Democracy
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Idea of a Patriot King Target entity description: The Idea of a Patriot King is a political treatise by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, outlining his vision of an ideal, virtuous monarch who would rise above party politics to govern for the common good.
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A.
The Crisis of the Old Order
The Crisis of the Old Order is a historical study by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. analyzing the political, social, and economic forces that led to the collapse of the pre–New Deal system in the United States.
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B.
Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
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C.
Liberty and Order
Liberty and Order is the national motto of Colombia, expressing the country’s foundational ideals of freedom under a framework of lawful governance.
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D.
Notes of the Fatherland
Notes of the Fatherland was a 19th-century Russian literary and political journal that played a significant role in publishing and promoting major works of Russian literature and social thought.
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E.
Flame of Democracy
The Flame of Democracy is an eternal flame monument at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg symbolizing South Africa’s ongoing commitment to freedom, human rights, and democratic values.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
moral and civic virtue in the ruler
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reform of party politics ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
outline an ideal model of kingship
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provide guidance for a future monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Tory tradition
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opposition to Walpole-era politics ⓘ |
| author |
Bolingbroke
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linked to:
Lord Bolingbroke
Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke ⓘ
linked to:
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
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| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corruption in party government
ⓘ
factionalism ⓘ |
| discusses |
limits of royal prerogative
ⓘ
relationship between crown and Parliament ⓘ role of virtue in political leadership ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | posthumous publication ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| hasCentralConcept |
king as guardian of the constitution
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king as mediator between factions ⓘ patriot king as disinterested ruler ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important statement of Bolingbroke's political ideas
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key text in 18th-century British political thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century debates on monarchy
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later British conservative thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional thought
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classical republicanism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British politics
ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom politics
common good ⓘ constitutional monarchy ⓘ monarchy ⓘ party politics ⓘ patriot king ⓘ virtue in politics ⓘ |
| originallyComposed | 1730s ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Hanoverian succession
ⓘ
Whig supremacy ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | Tory ⓘ |
| proposes |
a king governing for the common good
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a monarch above party ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1749 ⓘ |
| writtenInPeriod |
18th century
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Augustan age ⓘ |
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Subject: The Idea of a Patriot King Description of subject: The Idea of a Patriot King is a political treatise by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, outlining his vision of an ideal, virtuous monarch who would rise above party politics to govern for the common good.
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