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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... French Revolution , this sentiment will become general and intensified . It would be well for French citizens to understand that the British journals , even when not actually subsidized by the English Govern- ment , are always ...
... French Revolution , this sentiment will become general and intensified . It would be well for French citizens to understand that the British journals , even when not actually subsidized by the English Govern- ment , are always ...
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... French Constitution says , that the number of repre- sentatives for any place shall be in a ratio to the number of taxable inhabitants or electors . What article will Mr. Burke place against this ? The county of Yorkshire , which ...
... French Constitution says , that the number of repre- sentatives for any place shall be in a ratio to the number of taxable inhabitants or electors . What article will Mr. Burke place against this ? The county of Yorkshire , which ...
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... French Constitution , we see in it a rational order of things . The principles harmonize with the forms , and both with their origin . It may perhaps be said as an excuse for bad forms , that they are nothing more than forms ; but this ...
... French Constitution , we see in it a rational order of things . The principles harmonize with the forms , and both with their origin . It may perhaps be said as an excuse for bad forms , that they are nothing more than forms ; but this ...
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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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