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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... national thanks and praises , you will think me ex- cuseable in making its late conduct the subject of my obser- vations . The National Assembly of France has given im- portance to these gentlemen by adopting them ; and they return the ...
... national thanks and praises , you will think me ex- cuseable in making its late conduct the subject of my obser- vations . The National Assembly of France has given im- portance to these gentlemen by adopting them ; and they return the ...
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Edmund Burke. While these matters were agitating , the National Assembly stood in the most perilous and critical situation that a body of men can be supposed to act in . They were the devoted vic- tims , and they knew it . They had the ...
Edmund Burke. While these matters were agitating , the National Assembly stood in the most perilous and critical situation that a body of men can be supposed to act in . They were the devoted vic- tims , and they knew it . They had the ...
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... Parliament . The subject begins to be too well understood , and imposition serves no longer . There is a general enigma running through the whole of Mr. Burke's book . He writes in a rage against the National Assembly ; but what is he ...
... Parliament . The subject begins to be too well understood , and imposition serves no longer . There is a general enigma running through the whole of Mr. Burke's book . He writes in a rage against the National Assembly ; but what is he ...
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