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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... rule, the king of Great Britain, who most cer- tainly does not owe his high office to any form of popular elec- tion, is in no respect better than the rest of the gang of usurpers, who reign, or rather rob, all over the face of this our ...
... rule, the king of Great Britain, who most cer- tainly does not owe his high office to any form of popular elec- tion, is in no respect better than the rest of the gang of usurpers, who reign, or rather rob, all over the face of this our ...
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... dynasties of England or France may have begun, the king of Great Britain is at this day king by a fixed rule of succession, according to the laws of his country ; and whilst the legal conditions of the compact 12 Edmund Burke.
... dynasties of England or France may have begun, the king of Great Britain is at this day king by a fixed rule of succession, according to the laws of his country ; and whilst the legal conditions of the compact 12 Edmund Burke.
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... rule of law . gen- Unquestionably there was at the Revolution , in the person of King William , a small and a temporary deviation from the strict order of a regular hereditary succession ; but it is against all uine principles of ...
... rule of law . gen- Unquestionably there was at the Revolution , in the person of King William , a small and a temporary deviation from the strict order of a regular hereditary succession ; but it is against all uine principles of ...
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... rule and an occasional deviation ; the sacred- ness of an hereditary principle of succession in our government , with a power of change in its application in cases of extreme emergency . Even in that extremity ( if we take the measure ...
... rule and an occasional deviation ; the sacred- ness of an hereditary principle of succession in our government , with a power of change in its application in cases of extreme emergency . Even in that extremity ( if we take the measure ...
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... rules of a then unqualified succession , was not to all intents and purposes a lawful king of England , before he had done any of those acts which were justly con- strued into an abdication of his crown ? If he was not , much trouble in ...
... rules of a then unqualified succession , was not to all intents and purposes a lawful king of England , before he had done any of those acts which were justly con- strued into an abdication of his crown ? If he was not , much trouble in ...
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