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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... representative legislator ; and here a new turnpike is fixed for taxing the rights of men with a second qualification : for none can be elected into the Commune who does not pay the amount of ten days labour . Nor have we yet done ...
... representative legislator ; and here a new turnpike is fixed for taxing the rights of men with a second qualification : for none can be elected into the Commune who does not pay the amount of ten days labour . Nor have we yet done ...
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... representative , separated from the other parts , can have no action and no existence . The government is the point of reference of the several members and districts of our representation . This is the center of our unity . This ...
... representative , separated from the other parts , can have no action and no existence . The government is the point of reference of the several members and districts of our representation . This is the center of our unity . This ...
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... representative system . The representative system takes society and civilization for its basis ; nature , reason , and experience for its guide . Experience , in all ages , and in all countries , has demon- strated , that it is ...
... representative system . The representative system takes society and civilization for its basis ; nature , reason , and experience for its guide . Experience , in all ages , and in all countries , has demon- strated , that it is ...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France Edmund Burke,Alan Wolfe,Darrin M. McMahon,Conor Cruise O'Brien,Jack N. Rakove Podgląd niedostępny - 2003 |
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