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100	1		_aMacaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, _d1800-1859
245	1	0	_aEssay and speech on Jewish disabilities
250			_aSecond edition
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2025-04-16
508			_aBob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520			_a"Essay and speech on Jewish disabilities by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay" is a collection of political writing and oratory from the early to mid-19th century, focusing on issues of civil rights and religious equality. The book is a historical account comprised of Macaulay’s influential essay and a key speech delivered in the British Parliament, both arguing for the removal of political and civil restrictions placed upon Jews in England. The surrounding commentary and editorial notes also situate these works in their social and political context, exemplifying the debates around Jewish emancipation during the Victorian era. The main topic centers on advocacy for the full civic inclusion of Jews, challenging the legal and cultural prejudices that prevented their participation in public life. The main content of the book consists of Macaulay’s essay, originally published in the Edinburgh Review, and his 1833 parliamentary speech, both of which systematically dismantle the arguments used to justify excluding Jews from public office. Macaulay addresses common objections—such as claims about the Christian nature of the constitution, supposed lack of patriotism among Jews, biblical prophecy, and accusations of social separation—showing them to be baseless and unjust. He emphasizes that civil disabilities are not only unfair but also counterproductive, as they foster exactly the isolation and resentment they are supposed to prevent. Through historical examples and moral reasoning, Macaulay makes a powerful case that the only just grounds for excluding someone from political power are inability or unfitness, not religious difference, and concludes by advocating for equal civil rights as both a principle of justice and a Christian duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cEdinburgh: Jewish Historical Society of England, 1910
653			_aJews -- Great Britain
700	1		_aAbrahams, Israel, _d1858-1925
700	1		_aLevy, Solomon, _d1872-1957
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/essayspeechonjew00macauoft/page/n5/mode/2up
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75879
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