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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... kings. I should therefore sus- pend my congratulations on the new liberty of France, until I was informed how it had been combined with government; with public force; with the discipline and obedience of armies; with the collection of ...
... kings. I should therefore sus- pend my congratulations on the new liberty of France, until I was informed how it had been combined with government; with public force; with the discipline and obedience of armies; with the collection of ...
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... king's own chapel at St. James's ring with the honour and privilege of the Saints, who, with the “high praises of God in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands, were to execute judg- ment on the heathen, and punishments upon ...
... king's own chapel at St. James's ring with the honour and privilege of the Saints, who, with the “high praises of God in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands, were to execute judg- ment on the heathen, and punishments upon ...
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... king in the world, because the only one who owes his crown to the choice of his people.” As to the kings of the world, all of whom (except one) this archpontiff of the rights of men, with all the plenitude, and with more than the ...
... king in the world, because the only one who owes his crown to the choice of his people.” As to the kings of the world, all of whom (except one) this archpontiff of the rights of men, with all the plenitude, and with more than the ...
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... king of Great Britain was not affected by it. In the mean time the ears of their con- gregations would be gradually ... king owes his crown to the choice of his people, and is therefore the only lawful sovereign in the world, they will ...
... king of Great Britain was not affected by it. In the mean time the ears of their con- gregations would be gradually ... king owes his crown to the choice of his people, and is therefore the only lawful sovereign in the world, they will ...
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... king amongst them , either indi- vidually or collectively ; though I make no doubt they would soon erect themselves into an electoral college , if things were ripe to give effect to their claim . His majesty's heirs and succes- sors ...
... king amongst them , either indi- vidually or collectively ; though I make no doubt they would soon erect themselves into an electoral college , if things were ripe to give effect to their claim . His majesty's heirs and succes- sors ...
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