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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... thing formed to diffuse lustre and glory around a state . Woe to that country too , that passing into the opposite extreme , considers a low education , a mean contracted view of things , a sordid mer- cenary occupation , as a ...
... thing formed to diffuse lustre and glory around a state . Woe to that country too , that passing into the opposite extreme , considers a low education , a mean contracted view of things , a sordid mer- cenary occupation , as a ...
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... thing to be settled by convention . If civil society be the offspring of convention , that con- vention must be its ... thing they want every thing . Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants . Men have a ...
... thing to be settled by convention . If civil society be the offspring of convention , that con- vention must be its ... thing they want every thing . Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants . Men have a ...
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... thing is good , could it be obtained , such as relief from a burden of taxes and the extinction of corruption , the object is more than half ac- complished . What they approve as the end , they will pro- mote in the means . Will any man ...
... thing is good , could it be obtained , such as relief from a burden of taxes and the extinction of corruption , the object is more than half ac- complished . What they approve as the end , they will pro- mote in the means . Will any man ...
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