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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... estates of monasteries . With regard to the estates possessed by bishops and canons , and commendatory abbots , I cannot find out for what reason some landed estates may not be held otherwise than by inheritance . Can any philosophic ...
... estates of monasteries . With regard to the estates possessed by bishops and canons , and commendatory abbots , I cannot find out for what reason some landed estates may not be held otherwise than by inheritance . Can any philosophic ...
Strona 179
... estates but their own will and appetite ? Nor are these estates held altogether in the character or with the evils sup- posed inherent in mortmain . They pass from hand to hand with a more rapid circulation than any other . No excess is ...
... estates but their own will and appetite ? Nor are these estates held altogether in the character or with the evils sup- posed inherent in mortmain . They pass from hand to hand with a more rapid circulation than any other . No excess is ...
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... estates will follow as a mat- ter of family interest . An estate of £ 23,000 a year , divided into five estates of four thousand each and one of three , will be charged only £ 1,129 , which is but five per cent , but if held by any one ...
... estates will follow as a mat- ter of family interest . An estate of £ 23,000 a year , divided into five estates of four thousand each and one of three , will be charged only £ 1,129 , which is but five per cent , but if held by any one ...
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