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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... kind of right , I think that more wise , because more charitable thoughts would urge me rather to save the man , than to preserve his brazen slippers as the monuments of his folly . The kind of anniversary sermons , to which a great ...
... kind of right , I think that more wise , because more charitable thoughts would urge me rather to save the man , than to preserve his brazen slippers as the monuments of his folly . The kind of anniversary sermons , to which a great ...
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... kind relative to the replacing the tax or equalizing it , or compensating the provinces , or for conducting their minds to any scheme of accommodation with the other districts which were to be relieved . The people of the salt provinces ...
... kind relative to the replacing the tax or equalizing it , or compensating the provinces , or for conducting their minds to any scheme of accommodation with the other districts which were to be relieved . The people of the salt provinces ...
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... kind , to the same cause . It is by adding the evil of hereditary succession to that of monarchy , that a permanent family interest is created , whose constant objects are domin- ion and revenue . Poland , though an elective monarchy ...
... kind , to the same cause . It is by adding the evil of hereditary succession to that of monarchy , that a permanent family interest is created , whose constant objects are domin- ion and revenue . Poland , though an elective monarchy ...
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