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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... observe , that in the spirit of this geometrical distribution , and arithmetical arrangement , these pretended citizens ... observed upon in the declining policy of Rome . In better and wiser days ( whatever course they took with foreign ...
... observe , that in the spirit of this geometrical distribution , and arithmetical arrangement , these pretended citizens ... observed upon in the declining policy of Rome . In better and wiser days ( whatever course they took with foreign ...
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... observation and investigation , to inquire into the causes . The manufactures of Manchester , Birmingham and Sheffield , are the principal manufactures in England . From whence did this arise ? A little observation will explain the case ...
... observation and investigation , to inquire into the causes . The manufactures of Manchester , Birmingham and Sheffield , are the principal manufactures in England . From whence did this arise ? A little observation will explain the case ...
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... observed , the pay and salaries of the army , navy , and revenue - officers , con- tinue the same as at that period ) , there will remain a surplus of upwards of six millions out of the present current expenses . The question then will ...
... observed , the pay and salaries of the army , navy , and revenue - officers , con- tinue the same as at that period ) , there will remain a surplus of upwards of six millions out of the present current expenses . The question then will ...
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