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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... poor - rates entirely , and , in lieu thereof , to make a remission of taxes to the poor to double the amount of the present poor - rates , viz . , four millions annually out of the surplus taxes . By this measure , the poor would be ...
... poor - rates entirely , and , in lieu thereof , to make a remission of taxes to the poor to double the amount of the present poor - rates , viz . , four millions annually out of the surplus taxes . By this measure , the poor would be ...
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... poor in the cities of London and Westminster . By the operation of this plan , the poor laws , those instru- ments of civil torture , will be superseded , and the wasteful expense of litigation prevented . The hearts of the humane will ...
... poor in the cities of London and Westminster . By the operation of this plan , the poor laws , those instru- ments of civil torture , will be superseded , and the wasteful expense of litigation prevented . The hearts of the humane will ...
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... poor , that a remission of five pounds an- nually of taxes to one hundred and four thousand poor fam- ilies is not a good thing ? Will he say that a remission of seven pounds annually to one hundred thousand other poor families ; of ...
... poor , that a remission of five pounds an- nually of taxes to one hundred and four thousand poor fam- ilies is not a good thing ? Will he say that a remission of seven pounds annually to one hundred thousand other poor families ; of ...
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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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