Reflections on the Revolution in FranceDent, 1971 - 369 |
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... object- " A process of this kind is slow . It is not fit for an assembly , which glories in performing in a few months the work of ages . Such a mode of reform- ing , possibly , might take up many years . " Without ques- tion it might ...
... object- " A process of this kind is slow . It is not fit for an assembly , which glories in performing in a few months the work of ages . Such a mode of reform- ing , possibly , might take up many years . " Without ques- tion it might ...
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... object ) , besides the pleasure of a residence in Paris , and their share in the government of the kingdom . The more the objects of ambition are multi- plied and become democratic , just in that proportion the rich are endangered ...
... object ) , besides the pleasure of a residence in Paris , and their share in the government of the kingdom . The more the objects of ambition are multi- plied and become democratic , just in that proportion the rich are endangered ...
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... object in these politics is to metamorphose France from a great kingdom into one great play - table ; to turn its inhabitants into a nation of gamesters ; to make specula- tion as extensive as life ; to mix it with all its concerns ...
... object in these politics is to metamorphose France from a great kingdom into one great play - table ; to turn its inhabitants into a nation of gamesters ; to make specula- tion as extensive as life ; to mix it with all its concerns ...
Spis treści
A LETTER FROM MR BURKE TO A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL | 3 |
THOUGHTS ON FRENCH AFFAIRS | 285 |
NOTES TO REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE | 331 |
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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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