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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... legislative as- sembly.39 So that this legislative assembly of a free nation sits , not for the security , but for the destruction of property , and not of property only , but of every rule and maxim which can give it stability , and of ...
... legislative as- sembly.39 So that this legislative assembly of a free nation sits , not for the security , but for the destruction of property , and not of property only , but of every rule and maxim which can give it stability , and of ...
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... legislators at- tended to the different kinds of citizens , and combined them into one commonwealth , the others , the metaphysical and alchemistical legislators , have taken the direct contrary course . They have attempted to confound ...
... legislators at- tended to the different kinds of citizens , and combined them into one commonwealth , the others , the metaphysical and alchemistical legislators , have taken the direct contrary course . They have attempted to confound ...
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... legislative competency , and their examples for common cases , from the exceptions of the most urgent neces- sity ... legislators , in their hurry to do every thing at once , have forgot one thing that seems essential , and which , I ...
... legislative competency , and their examples for common cases , from the exceptions of the most urgent neces- sity ... legislators , in their hurry to do every thing at once , have forgot one thing that seems essential , and which , I ...
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