Reflections on the Revolution in FranceCosimo, Inc., 1 sty 2008 - 264 Reflections on the Revolution in France is the most famous and popular work of Irish political writer and statesman EDMUND BURKE (1729-1797), whose 12-volume set of collected works has long been considered one of the most influential anthologies of political philosophy in the English language. Reflections, included in Volume III of that set, is significant enough to warrant its own separate publication here. Although Burke supported many liberal movements, such as the right of self-rule of the American colonies and of Ireland, he did not support the French Revolution: he believed the uprising was based on faulty notions that did not properly account for the pitfalls of human nature, and this, he predicted, would lead the revolutionaries to disaster. And indeed, the Revolution did lead to the Reign of Terror and eventually Napoleon Bonaparte. Students of history and philosophy will find Burke's arguments as provocative as his contemporaries did. |
Z wnętrza książki
Wyniki 1 - 5 z 41
Strona 6
... religion ; with the solidity of property ; with peace and order ; with civil and social manners . All these ( in their way ) are good things too ; and , without them , liberty is not a benefit whilst it lasts , and is not likely to ...
... religion ; with the solidity of property ; with peace and order ; with civil and social manners . All these ( in their way ) are good things too ; and , without them , liberty is not a benefit whilst it lasts , and is not likely to ...
Strona 8
... religious sentiments , and not ill expressed , mixed up in a sort of porridge of various political opinions and reflections : but the revolution in France is the grand ingredient in the cauldron . I consider the address trans- mitted by ...
... religious sentiments , and not ill expressed , mixed up in a sort of porridge of various political opinions and reflections : but the revolution in France is the grand ingredient in the cauldron . I consider the address trans- mitted by ...
Strona 9
... religion by this confu- sion of duties . Those who quit their proper character , to assume what does not belong to them , are , for the greater part , ignorant both of the character they leave , and of the character they assume . Wholly ...
... religion by this confu- sion of duties . Those who quit their proper character , to assume what does not belong to them , are , for the greater part , ignorant both of the character they leave , and of the character they assume . Wholly ...
Strona 10
... religion will be rational and manly . I doubt whether reli- gion would reap all the benefits which the calculating divine computes from this " great company of great preachers . " It would certainly be a valuable addition of ...
... religion will be rational and manly . I doubt whether reli- gion would reap all the benefits which the calculating divine computes from this " great company of great preachers . " It would certainly be a valuable addition of ...
Strona 11
Edmund Burke. however favourable to the cause of compulsory freedom , civil and religious , may not be equally conducive to the national tran- quillity . These few restrictions I hope are no great stretches of intolerance , no very ...
Edmund Burke. however favourable to the cause of compulsory freedom , civil and religious , may not be equally conducive to the national tran- quillity . These few restrictions I hope are no great stretches of intolerance , no very ...
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
amongst antient appear archbishop of Paris army assignats authority become body canton Cardinal of Lorraine cause church citizens civil clergy common confiscation consider constitution contrivances crimes crown Declaration despotism destroy ecclesiastical effect election encrease England equal establishment estates evil executive government existence expences favour France Gallican church gentlemen habits hereditary honour House of Commons House of Lords human interest justice king king of France kingdom landed legislative liberty Louis the Fourteenth mankind means ment metaphysics military mind minister monarchy moral municipalities National Assembly nature Necker never nobility obedience object Old Jewry opinion Paris parliament persons political possessed princes principles proceedings reason religion render representation republic revenue Revolution Society ruin scheme sort sovereign spirit thing tion tism true tyranny usurpation vices virtue wealth whilst whole wholly wisdom