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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Strona 284
... despotism of the latter , while there lies no charge of despotism against the former . The natural moderation of Louis XVI contributed nothing to alter the hereditary despotism of the monarchy . All the tyran- nies of the former reigns ...
... despotism of the latter , while there lies no charge of despotism against the former . The natural moderation of Louis XVI contributed nothing to alter the hereditary despotism of the monarchy . All the tyran- nies of the former reigns ...
Strona 366
... despotism , or , as it is usually called in England , arbitrary power . A German elector is , in his electorate , a despot : how then could it be ex- pected that he should be attached to principles of liberty in one country , while his ...
... despotism , or , as it is usually called in England , arbitrary power . A German elector is , in his electorate , a despot : how then could it be ex- pected that he should be attached to principles of liberty in one country , while his ...
Strona 453
... despotism warred with despotism , man had no interest in the contest ; but in a cause that unites the soldier with the citizen , and nation with nation , the despotism of courts , though it feels the danger , and meditates revenge , is ...
... despotism warred with despotism , man had no interest in the contest ; but in a cause that unites the soldier with the citizen , and nation with nation , the despotism of courts , though it feels the danger , and meditates revenge , is ...
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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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