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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... persons , creatures of the state ; whom at pleasure they may destroy , and of course limit and modify in every particular ; that the goods they possess are not properly theirs , but belong to the state which created the fiction ; and we ...
... persons , creatures of the state ; whom at pleasure they may destroy , and of course limit and modify in every particular ; that the goods they possess are not properly theirs , but belong to the state which created the fiction ; and we ...
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... persons I met in the streets of London , men , women , and children , and have generally found that the average is one in about sixteen or seventeen . If it be said that aged persons do not come much into the streets , so neither do ...
... persons I met in the streets of London , men , women , and children , and have generally found that the average is one in about sixteen or seventeen . If it be said that aged persons do not come much into the streets , so neither do ...
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... persons , which makes the whole average amount of taxes and rates £ 14 17 6. For six persons , £ 17 17 . For seven persons , £ 20 16 6 . The average of taxes in America , under the new or representa- tive system of government ...
... persons , which makes the whole average amount of taxes and rates £ 14 17 6. For six persons , £ 17 17 . For seven persons , £ 20 16 6 . The average of taxes in America , under the new or representa- tive system of government ...
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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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