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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... election ; and that an election would be utterly destructive of the " unity , peace , and tranquillity of this nation , " which they thought to be considerations of some moment . To provide for these objects , and therefore to exclude ...
... election ; and that an election would be utterly destructive of the " unity , peace , and tranquillity of this nation , " which they thought to be considerations of some moment . To provide for these objects , and therefore to exclude ...
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... election as the only lawful title to the crown , are ready to employ , in order to render the support of the just principles of our constitu- tion a task somewhat invidious . These sophisters substitute a fictitious cause , and feigned ...
... election as the only lawful title to the crown , are ready to employ , in order to render the support of the just principles of our constitu- tion a task somewhat invidious . These sophisters substitute a fictitious cause , and feigned ...
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... election , which , by their interposed gradation elections , they mean to avoid , and at length to risque the whole fortune of the state with those who have the least knowledge of it , and the least interest in it . This is a perpetual ...
... election , which , by their interposed gradation elections , they mean to avoid , and at length to risque the whole fortune of the state with those who have the least knowledge of it , and the least interest in it . This is a perpetual ...
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