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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... hereditary succession becomes in its consequences the same despotism to others , which they reprobated for ... hereditary succession cannot be established as a legal thing . In order to arrive to a more perfect decision on this head , it ...
... hereditary succession becomes in its consequences the same despotism to others , which they reprobated for ... hereditary succession cannot be established as a legal thing . In order to arrive to a more perfect decision on this head , it ...
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... hereditary succession , in all its cases , presents . Could it be made a decree in nature , or an edict registered in heaven , and man could know it , that virtue and wisdom should invariably appertain to hereditary succession , the ob ...
... hereditary succession , in all its cases , presents . Could it be made a decree in nature , or an edict registered in heaven , and man could know it , that virtue and wisdom should invariably appertain to hereditary succession , the ob ...
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Edmund Burke. office hereditary that required wisdom and abilities to fill it ? And where wisdom and abilities are not necessary , such an office , whatever it may be , is superfluous or insignificant . Hereditary succession is a ...
Edmund Burke. office hereditary that required wisdom and abilities to fill it ? And where wisdom and abilities are not necessary , such an office , whatever it may be , is superfluous or insignificant . Hereditary succession is a ...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France Edmund Burke,Alan Wolfe,Darrin M. McMahon,Conor Cruise O'Brien,Jack N. Rakove Podgląd niedostępny - 2003 |
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