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English politician and Viscount (1678-1751)

Also known as: Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, 1. Viscount Bolingbroke, Сент-Джон, Генри, 1-й виконт Болингброк, هنري ساينت جون، نبيل بولينغبروك, 제1대 볼링브로크 자작 헨리 세인트 존, ヘンリー・シンジョン

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Known works

Letters on the spirit of patriotism, on the idea of a patriot king, and on the state of parties at the accession of King George the First (1749)
The freeholder's political catechism (1733)
Letters on the study and use of history (1752)
Political writings (1970)
Des devoirs d'un roi patriote, et portrait des ministres de tous les temps