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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... opinion would have rectified . A permanent assembly , in which the commons had their share of power , would soon ... opinions , and inveterate usages of our country , growing out of the prejudice of ages , has nothing to provoke horror ...
... opinion would have rectified . A permanent assembly , in which the commons had their share of power , would soon ... opinions , and inveterate usages of our country , growing out of the prejudice of ages , has nothing to provoke horror ...
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... opinion ; for that only is opinion which is the result of reason and reflection . I offer this remark , that Mr. Burke may not confide too much in what has been the customary prejudices of the country . I do not believe that the people ...
... opinion ; for that only is opinion which is the result of reason and reflection . I offer this remark , that Mr. Burke may not confide too much in what has been the customary prejudices of the country . I do not believe that the people ...
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... opinion of many of the most enlightened characters in France ( there always will be those who see further into events than others ) , not only among the general mass of citi- zens , but of many of the principal members of the former ...
... opinion of many of the most enlightened characters in France ( there always will be those who see further into events than others ) , not only among the general mass of citi- zens , but of many of the principal members of the former ...
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