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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... English nation is represented , it signifies not where this right resides , whether in the Crown or in the Parliament . War is the common harvest of all those who participate in the division and expenditure of public money , in all ...
... English nation is represented , it signifies not where this right resides , whether in the Crown or in the Parliament . War is the common harvest of all those who participate in the division and expenditure of public money , in all ...
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... English side of the water will be- gin to consider , whether there is not some radical defect in what is called the English Constitution , that made it neces- sary for Mr. Burke to suppress the comparison , to avoid bringing it into ...
... English side of the water will be- gin to consider , whether there is not some radical defect in what is called the English Constitution , that made it neces- sary for Mr. Burke to suppress the comparison , to avoid bringing it into ...
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... English have been in the habit of considering a king of England only in the character in which he appears to them ; whereas the same person , while the connection lasts , has a home - seat in another country , the interest of which is ...
... English have been in the habit of considering a king of England only in the character in which he appears to them ; whereas the same person , while the connection lasts , has a home - seat in another country , the interest of which is ...
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