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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... pounds is more than sufficient to defray all the expenses of govern- ment , exclusive of navies and armies , the following estimate is added for any country , of the same extent as England . In the first place , three hundred ...
... pounds is more than sufficient to defray all the expenses of govern- ment , exclusive of navies and armies , the following estimate is added for any country , of the same extent as England . In the first place , three hundred ...
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... pounds per head for each child under fourteen years of age ; which , with the addition of two hundred and fifty thousand pounds , provides also education for one million and thirty thousand children . 3. Annuity of six pounds per annum ...
... pounds per head for each child under fourteen years of age ; which , with the addition of two hundred and fifty thousand pounds , provides also education for one million and thirty thousand children . 3. Annuity of six pounds per annum ...
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... pounds an- nually of taxes to one hundred and four thousand poor fam- ilies is not a good thing ? Will he say that a remission of seven pounds annually to one hundred thousand other poor families ; of eight pounds annually to another ...
... pounds an- nually of taxes to one hundred and four thousand poor fam- ilies is not a good thing ? Will he say that a remission of seven pounds annually to one hundred thousand other poor families ; of eight pounds annually to another ...
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