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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... necessary , in order to build up that wonderful structure , Man ; whose prerogative it is , to be in a great degree a creature of his own making ; and who when made as he ought to be made , is destined to hold no trivial place in the ...
... necessary , in order to build up that wonderful structure , Man ; whose prerogative it is , to be in a great degree a creature of his own making ; and who when made as he ought to be made , is destined to hold no trivial place in the ...
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... necessary to a nation ? If it is , in what does that necessity consist , what service does it perform , what is its business , and what are its merits ? Doth the virtue consist in the metaphor , or in the man ? Doth the goldsmith that ...
... necessary to a nation ? If it is , in what does that necessity consist , what service does it perform , what is its business , and what are its merits ? Doth the virtue consist in the metaphor , or in the man ? Doth the goldsmith that ...
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... necessary thing , how can it be dispensed with ? That civil government is necessary , all civilized nations will agree ; but civil government is republican government . All that part of the government of England which begins with the ...
... necessary thing , how can it be dispensed with ? That civil government is necessary , all civilized nations will agree ; but civil government is republican government . All that part of the government of England which begins with the ...
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