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. which rendered it ( though by no means a free , and therefore by no means a good constitution ) a despotism rather in ap- pearance than in reality . Among the standards upon which the effects of government on any country ...
Edmund Burke. which rendered it ( though by no means a free , and therefore by no means a good constitution ) a despotism rather in ap- pearance than in reality . Among the standards upon which the effects of government on any country ...
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... means of knowing the fitness of your man ; and then you must retain some hold upon him by personal obligation or dependence . For what end are these primary electors complimented , or rather mocked , with a choice ? They can never know ...
... means of knowing the fitness of your man ; and then you must retain some hold upon him by personal obligation or dependence . For what end are these primary electors complimented , or rather mocked , with a choice ? They can never know ...
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... means that defeat the attempt , and to succeed would be still worse . France , since the Revolution , has been more ... means of destruction for the means of protection . Commerce needs no other protection than the reciprocal interest ...
... means that defeat the attempt , and to succeed would be still worse . France , since the Revolution , has been more ... means of destruction for the means of protection . Commerce needs no other protection than the reciprocal interest ...
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