Cet article analyse les arguments déployés en février 1800 par William Pitt, Premier ministre de Grande-Bretagne, refusant d’entrer en négociation avec Bonaparte, et par Charles James Fox, leader de l’opposition aux Communes, proposant d’accepter l’offre de son adversaire.
On the Refusal to Negotiate with France. An Examination of the Argumentation Used in Refusing to Negotiate, Based on the Speeches of William Pitt and Charles James Fox on February 3, 1800 in the House of Commons This article analyzes the arguments set out in February 1800 by William Pitt, prime minister of Great Britain, refusing to enter into negotiations with Bonaparte, and those of Charles James Fox, leader of the opposition in the Commons, proposing to accept Bonaparte’s offer.