Sparks Commentary

The  Scottish   philosopher   Duns Scotus  got a bad rap after his death. The English word “dunce” comes from the name of “Duns Scotus.” ...

“It is evident, that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature: and that however wide any of them may seem to run f...

In 1986, there were two versions of “The Story of English” – a television series, and a book. I never got to see much of the television seri...

“And, first, with regard to the antient Britons [the Celts], the aborigines of our island, we have so little handed down to us concerning t...

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own inter...

“In every generation the Irish people have asserted their right to national freedom and sovereignty; six times during the past three hundr...

Every year on the 17th of March, Christians around the world celebrate “St. Patrick’s Day,” particularly if they are of  Irish  descent. ...

“ … That [the] said Country or Dominion of Wales shall be, stand and continue for ever from henceforth incorporated, united and annexed ...

"Commerce and manufactures gradually introduced order and good government, and with them the liberty and security of individuals, amo...

" ... the said kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland shall, upon the first day of January, which shall be in the year of our lord on...

"That the Two Kingdoms of  Scotland and England  shall upon the first day of May next ensuing the date hereof and forever after be  U...

The English Civil War was a war over ideas, much like the American Revolution ... The British historian  Simon Schama  once said that th...

Liberals love to give scathing denunciations of plantation slavery (denunciations I agree with), as well as declare their support of socia...

"The greatest improvements in the productive powers of labour, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity, and judgment, with which...

" ... every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neit...

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." - William Shakespeare 's "...