Reflections on the Revolution in FranceCourier Corporation, 29 sie 2012 - 256 Published in 1790, two years before the start of the Terror, Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France offered a remarkably prescient view of the chaos that lay ahead. It provoked an enormous reaction, both supportive and critical, with a flood of pamphlets and books (including Thomas Paine's enduring denunciation, The Rights of Man). Endlessly reprinted and studied by countless scholars and other readers, this is a classic of political science and a cornerstone of modern conservative thought. Burke ranked among the era's most eloquent defenders of democracy; however, he also realized the dangers of unchecked liberty and that mob rule is in no way better than the reign of a king or dictator. His lucid and passionate manifesto, written in the form of letters, employs examples from the aftermath of the French Revolution to demonstrate the superiority of gradual political change over outright anti-authoritarian revolt. A believer in practicality rather than abstract theorizing, Burke articulates a defense of property, religion, and traditional values that continues to resonate with twenty-first century readers. |
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... become , literally as well as figuratively , polemic divines , nor be disposed so to drill their congregations that they may , as in former blessed times , preach their doctrines to regiments of dragoons , and corps of infantry and ...
... become , literally as well as figuratively , polemic divines , nor be disposed so to drill their congregations that they may , as in former blessed times , preach their doctrines to regiments of dragoons , and corps of infantry and ...
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... become of the statute de tallagio non conce- dendo ? —of the petition of right ? —of the act of habeas corpus ? Do these new doctors of the rights of men presume to assert , that King James the Second , who came to the crown as next of ...
... become of the statute de tallagio non conce- dendo ? —of the petition of right ? —of the act of habeas corpus ? Do these new doctors of the rights of men presume to assert , that King James the Second , who came to the crown as next of ...
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... becomes a case of war, and not of constitution. Laws are commanded to hold their tongues amongst arms; and tribunals fall to the ground with the peace they are no longer able to uphold. The Revolution of 1688 was obtained by a just war ...
... becomes a case of war, and not of constitution. Laws are commanded to hold their tongues amongst arms; and tribunals fall to the ground with the peace they are no longer able to uphold. The Revolution of 1688 was obtained by a just war ...
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... becomes a noble freedom. It carries an imposing and majestic aspect. It has a pedigree and illustrating ancestors. It has its bearings and its ensigns armor- ial. It has its gallery of portraits; its monumental inscriptions; its records ...
... becomes a noble freedom. It carries an imposing and majestic aspect. It has a pedigree and illustrating ancestors. It has its bearings and its ensigns armor- ial. It has its gallery of portraits; its monumental inscriptions; its records ...
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... becomes in its turn the dupe and instrument of their designs . In this political traffic the leaders will be obliged to bow to the ignorance of their followers , and the followers to become sub- servient to the worst designs of their ...
... becomes in its turn the dupe and instrument of their designs . In this political traffic the leaders will be obliged to bow to the ignorance of their followers , and the followers to become sub- servient to the worst designs of their ...
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