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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Edmund Burke. between the noble ancient landed interest , and the new monied interest , the greatest because the most applicable strength was in the hands of the latter . The monied interest is in its nature more ready for any adventure ...
Edmund Burke. between the noble ancient landed interest , and the new monied interest , the greatest because the most applicable strength was in the hands of the latter . The monied interest is in its nature more ready for any adventure ...
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... interest of courts is forming against the common interest of man . This combination draws a line that runs throughout Europe , and presents a case so entirely new as to exclude all calculations from former circumstances . While ...
... interest of courts is forming against the common interest of man . This combination draws a line that runs throughout Europe , and presents a case so entirely new as to exclude all calculations from former circumstances . While ...
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... interest , exclusive of the tontine , was £ 9,150,138 . How much the capital has been reduced since that time the Minister best knows . But after paying the interest , abolishing the tax on houses and windows , the com- mutation tax and ...
... interest , exclusive of the tontine , was £ 9,150,138 . How much the capital has been reduced since that time the Minister best knows . But after paying the interest , abolishing the tax on houses and windows , the com- mutation tax and ...
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