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. |
Z wnętrza książki
Wyniki 1 - 5 z 39
Strona 3
... given importance to these gentlemen by adopting them; and they return the 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 ...
... given importance to these gentlemen by adopting them; and they return the 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 ...
Strona 5
... given as good proofs of my attachment to that cause, in the whole course of my public conduct. I think I envy liberty as little as they do, to any other nation. But I cannot stand forward, and give praise or blame to any thing which ...
... given as good proofs of my attachment to that cause, in the whole course of my public conduct. I think I envy liberty as little as they do, to any other nation. But I cannot stand forward, and give praise or blame to any thing which ...
Strona 9
... given to a noble and reverend lay-divine, who is supposed high in office in one of our universities,2 and to other lay-divines “of rank and literature,” may be proper and seasonable, though somewhat new. If the noble Seekers should find ...
... given to a noble and reverend lay-divine, who is supposed high in office in one of our universities,2 and to other lay-divines “of rank and literature,” may be proper and seasonable, though somewhat new. If the noble Seekers should find ...
Strona 17
... given in favour of an hereditary succession, and as solemn a renunciation as could be made of the principles by this society imputed to them. “The lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, do, in the name of all the people aforesaid ...
... given in favour of an hereditary succession, and as solemn a renunciation as could be made of the principles by this society imputed to them. “The lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, do, in the name of all the people aforesaid ...
Strona 22
... given of the full conviction of the British nation, that the principles of the Revolution did not authorize them to elect kings at their pleasure, and without any attention to the antient fundamental principles of our govern- ment, than ...
... given of the full conviction of the British nation, that the principles of the Revolution did not authorize them to elect kings at their pleasure, and without any attention to the antient fundamental principles of our govern- ment, than ...
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
amongst antient appear archbishop of Paris army assignats authority become body called canton Cardinal of Lorraine cause church citizens civil clergy common confiscation consider constitution contrivances crimes crown Declaration despotism destroy ecclesiastical effect election encrease England equal establishment estates evil executive government existence expences favour France Gallican church gentlemen habits hereditary honour House of Commons House of Lords human interest justice king king of France kingdom landed legislative liberty Louis the Fourteenth mankind means ment metaphysics military mind minister monarchy moral municipalities National Assembly nature Necker never nobility obedience object Old Jewry opinion Paris parliament persons political possessed princes principles proceedings reason religion render representation republic revenue Revolution Society ruin scheme sort sovereign spirit thing tion tism true tyranny vices virtue wealth whilst whole wholly wisdom