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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... better understood , and better employed , will , I trust , teach a civilized posterity to abhor the misdeeds of both these bar- barous ages . It will teach future priests and magistrates not to retaliate upon the speculative and ...
... better understood , and better employed , will , I trust , teach a civilized posterity to abhor the misdeeds of both these bar- barous ages . It will teach future priests and magistrates not to retaliate upon the speculative and ...
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... better that the whole argument should come out , than to seek to stifle it . It was himself that opened the controversy , and he ought not to desert it . I do not believe that monarchy and aristocracy will con- tinue seven years longer ...
... better that the whole argument should come out , than to seek to stifle it . It was himself that opened the controversy , and he ought not to desert it . I do not believe that monarchy and aristocracy will con- tinue seven years longer ...
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... better to correct folly with wisdom , than wisdom with folly , I will not otherwise contend with him , than that it would be much better to reject the folly entirely . But what is this thing that Mr. Burke calls monarchy ? Will he ...
... better to correct folly with wisdom , than wisdom with folly , I will not otherwise contend with him , than that it would be much better to reject the folly entirely . But what is this thing that Mr. Burke calls monarchy ? Will he ...
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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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