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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... favour, by acting as a committee in England for extending the principles of the National Assembly. Henceforward we must consider them as a kind of privileged persons; as no inconsiderable members in the diplomatic body. This is one ...
... favour, by acting as a committee in England for extending the principles of the National Assembly. Henceforward we must consider them as a kind of privileged persons; as no inconsiderable members in the diplomatic body. This is one ...
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... favour, to which it has no claim, the security, which it has in common with all gov- ernments, so far as opinion is security, is taken away. Thus these politicians proceed, whilst little notice is taken of their doctrines; but when they ...
... favour, to which it has no claim, the security, which it has in common with all gov- ernments, so far as opinion is security, is taken away. Thus these politicians proceed, whilst little notice is taken of their doctrines; but when they ...
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... by the laws of their country , made at the time of that very 4 P. 34 , Discourse on the Love of our Country , by Dr. Price . Revolution, which is appealed to in favour of the fictitious REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE 13.
... by the laws of their country , made at the time of that very 4 P. 34 , Discourse on the Love of our Country , by Dr. Price . Revolution, which is appealed to in favour of the fictitious REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE 13.
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Edmund Burke. Revolution, which is appealed to in favour of the fictitious rights claimed by the society which abuses its name. These gentlemen of the Old Jewry, in all their reasonings on the Revolution of 1688, have a revolution which ...
Edmund Burke. Revolution, which is appealed to in favour of the fictitious rights claimed by the society which abuses its name. These gentlemen of the Old Jewry, in all their reasonings on the Revolution of 1688, have a revolution which ...
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... ment departed from the strict order of inheritance , in favour of prince , who , though not next , was however very near in the line a of succession, it is curious to observe how Lord Somers, REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE 15.
... ment departed from the strict order of inheritance , in favour of prince , who , though not next , was however very near in the line a of succession, it is curious to observe how Lord Somers, REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE 15.
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