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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... nature: it was intended for the circulation, at the expence of the members, of many books, which few others would be at the expence of buying; and which might lie on the hands of the booksellers, to the great loss of an useful body of ...
... nature: it was intended for the circulation, at the expence of the members, of many books, which few others would be at the expence of buying; and which might lie on the hands of the booksellers, to the great loss of an useful body of ...
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... nature of that gov- ernment was , or how it was administered ? Can I now congrat- ulate the same nation upon its ... natural rights ? This would be to act over again the scene of the criminals con- demned to the gallies , and their ...
... nature of that gov- ernment was , or how it was administered ? Can I now congrat- ulate the same nation upon its ... natural rights ? This would be to act over again the scene of the criminals con- demned to the gallies , and their ...
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... nature of the object held up to our imitation. If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some circumstances, in others prudence of a higher order may justify us in speaking our thoughts. The beginnings of confusion with ...
... nature of the object held up to our imitation. If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some circumstances, in others prudence of a higher order may justify us in speaking our thoughts. The beginnings of confusion with ...
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... nature of the crown; and in many parts they fol- low, with a nearly literal precision, the words and even the form of thanksgiving, which is found in these old declaratory statutes. The two houses, in the act of King William, did not ...
... nature of the crown; and in many parts they fol- low, with a nearly literal precision, the words and even the form of thanksgiving, which is found in these old declaratory statutes. The two houses, in the act of King William, did not ...
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... nature of the crown. It is common with them to dispute as if they were in a conflict with some of those exploded fanatics of slavery, who for- merly maintained, what I believe no creature now maintains, “that the crown is held by divine ...
... nature of the crown. It is common with them to dispute as if they were in a conflict with some of those exploded fanatics of slavery, who for- merly maintained, what I believe no creature now maintains, “that the crown is held by divine ...
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