![]() He began his political career as Whig, but rejected their association with the dissenters. ![]() He was an advocate for Anglicanism, which had to resist the forces of Roman Catholicism and Protestant Dissenters. Swift believed it was his duty to help maintain stability between political and religious forces in Ireland (as well as England). ![]() He desired to gain religious and political power in England. Swift left Ireland in 1689 amidst the Glorious Revolution. while being chastised, censored, and fined for causing trouble. There he attended Trinity College in Dublin. Swift’s family moved to England after his birth, but at age 3, Swift returned to Ireland to live with his uncle. He writes in a journal about Ireland:Īnd then stand by to see fair play.” (King) He was actually quite dismayed with Ireland and its people because of the way it allowed England to overtake and control it. Swift read full text hereĪlthough Jonathan Swift was born in Ireland, he did not consider himself very Irish. “ A Modest Proposal for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public” -J. Historical Context and Contemporary Reactions ![]()
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