Reflections on the Revolution in FranceAnchor Press/Doubleday, 1973 - 515 Published in 1790, two years before the start of the Terror, this work offered a remarkably prescient view of the chaos that lay ahead. A classic of political science and a cornerstone of modern conservative thought, it articulates a defense of property, religion, and traditional values that resonates with modern readers. |
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... human wisdom to provide for human wants . Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by this wisdom . Among. 72 REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.
... human wisdom to provide for human wants . Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by this wisdom . Among. 72 REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.
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... human , which no human power to the end of time can alter . But Mr. Burke has done some service , not to his cause , but to his country , by bringing those clauses into public view . They serve to demonstrate how necessary it is at all ...
... human , which no human power to the end of time can alter . But Mr. Burke has done some service , not to his cause , but to his country , by bringing those clauses into public view . They serve to demonstrate how necessary it is at all ...
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... human wisdom , ” or human craft , to obtain money from a nation under specious pre- tenses ? Is it a thing necessary to a nation ? If it is , in what does that necessity consist , what service does it perform , what is its business ...
... human wisdom , ” or human craft , to obtain money from a nation under specious pre- tenses ? Is it a thing necessary to a nation ? If it is , in what does that necessity consist , what service does it perform , what is its business ...
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