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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... king of popular choice was the only legal king , without all doubt it was at the Revolution . Its not being done at that time is a proof that the nation was of opinion it ought not to be done at any time . There is no person so ...
... king of popular choice was the only legal king , without all doubt it was at the Revolution . Its not being done at that time is a proof that the nation was of opinion it ought not to be done at any time . There is no person so ...
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... King James the Second , who came to the crown as next of blood , according to the rules of a then unqualified succession , was not to all intents and purposes a lawful king of England , before he had done any of those acts which were ...
... King James the Second , who came to the crown as next of blood , according to the rules of a then unqualified succession , was not to all intents and purposes a lawful king of England , before he had done any of those acts which were ...
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... King , we may collect from the minister himself ( if any argument on that head were not quite superfluous ) that it is not of more consideration with these troops , than it is with every body else . " The King , " says he , " has over ...
... King , we may collect from the minister himself ( if any argument on that head were not quite superfluous ) that it is not of more consideration with these troops , than it is with every body else . " The King , " says he , " has over ...
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