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. |
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... means , and of probable consequences , rather than of positive rights . As it was not made for common abuses , so it is not to be agitated by common minds . The speculative line of demarcation , where obedience ought to end , and ...
... means , and of probable consequences , rather than of positive rights . As it was not made for common abuses , so it is not to be agitated by common minds . The speculative line of demarcation , where obedience ought to end , and ...
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... means for making such an establishment , that their religion , laws , and liberties might not be in danger of being again subverted , ” they auspicate all their proceedings , by stating as some of those best means , “ in the first place ...
... means for making such an establishment , that their religion , laws , and liberties might not be in danger of being again subverted , ” they auspicate all their proceedings , by stating as some of those best means , “ in the first place ...
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... means our constitution preserves a unity in so great a diversity of its parts . We have an inheritable crown ; an inheritable peerage ; and a House of Commons and a people inheriting privileges , franchises , and liberties , from a long ...
... means our constitution preserves a unity in so great a diversity of its parts . We have an inheritable crown ; an inheritable peerage ; and a House of Commons and a people inheriting privileges , franchises , and liberties , from a long ...
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... means our liberty becomes a noble freedom . It carries an imposing and majestic aspect . It has a pedigree and illustrating ancestors . It has its bearings and its ensigns armor- ial . It has its gallery of portraits ; its monumental ...
... means our liberty becomes a noble freedom . It carries an imposing and majestic aspect . It has a pedigree and illustrating ancestors . It has its bearings and its ensigns armor- ial . It has its gallery of portraits ; its monumental ...
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... mean its formal constitution , which , as it now stands , is exceptionable enough , but the mate- rials of which in a great measure it is composed , which is of ten thousand times greater consequence than all the formalities in the ...
... mean its formal constitution , which , as it now stands , is exceptionable enough , but the mate- rials of which in a great measure it is composed , which is of ten thousand times greater consequence than all the formalities in the ...
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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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