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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... hundred : six hundred to be chosen by the Commons ( and this was less than their proportion ought to have been when their worth and consequence is considered on a national scale ) , three hundred by the clergy , and three hundred by the ...
... hundred : six hundred to be chosen by the Commons ( and this was less than their proportion ought to have been when their worth and consequence is considered on a national scale ) , three hundred by the clergy , and three hundred by the ...
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... hundred thousand pounds is more than sufficient to defray all the expenses of govern- ment , exclusive of navies and armies , the following estimate is added for any ... hundred ditto , at one hundred pounds each Seven 474 THE RIGHTS OF MAN.
... hundred thousand pounds is more than sufficient to defray all the expenses of govern- ment , exclusive of navies and armies , the following estimate is added for any ... hundred ditto , at one hundred pounds each Seven 474 THE RIGHTS OF MAN.
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... hundred thousand . Of this number , one hundred and forty thousand will be aged poor , as will be hereafter shown , and for which a dis- tinct provision will be proposed . There will then remain one million two hundred and sixty ...
... hundred thousand . Of this number , one hundred and forty thousand will be aged poor , as will be hereafter shown , and for which a dis- tinct provision will be proposed . There will then remain one million two hundred and sixty ...
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