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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... less hope of remedy , though possibly with something of less mischief , by being covered with more exterior decorum . They countenanced too much that licentious philosophy which has helped to bring on their ruin . There was another ...
... less hope of remedy , though possibly with something of less mischief , by being covered with more exterior decorum . They countenanced too much that licentious philosophy which has helped to bring on their ruin . There was another ...
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... less , and is less capable of enduring the wind and weather ; and in those retired employments where much sight is required , he fails apace , and feels himself like an old horse , beginning to be turned adrift . At sixty , his labor ...
... less , and is less capable of enduring the wind and weather ; and in those retired employments where much sight is required , he fails apace , and feels himself like an old horse , beginning to be turned adrift . At sixty , his labor ...
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... less than any other tax upon property . Such a tax would be subtracted from the interest at the time of payment , without any ex- pense of collection . One halfpenny in the pound would lessen the interest and consequently the taxes ...
... less than any other tax upon property . Such a tax would be subtracted from the interest at the time of payment , without any ex- pense of collection . One halfpenny in the pound would lessen the interest and consequently the taxes ...
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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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