Reflections on the Revolution in FranceCourier Corporation, 29 sie 2012 - 256 Published in 1790, two years before the start of the Terror, Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France offered a remarkably prescient view of the chaos that lay ahead. It provoked an enormous reaction, both supportive and critical, with a flood of pamphlets and books (including Thomas Paine's enduring denunciation, The Rights of Man). Endlessly reprinted and studied by countless scholars and other readers, this is a classic of political science and a cornerstone of modern conservative thought. Burke ranked among the era's most eloquent defenders of democracy; however, he also realized the dangers of unchecked liberty and that mob rule is in no way better than the reign of a king or dictator. His lucid and passionate manifesto, written in the form of letters, employs examples from the aftermath of the French Revolution to demonstrate the superiority of gradual political change over outright anti-authoritarian revolt. A believer in practicality rather than abstract theorizing, Burke articulates a defense of property, religion, and traditional values that continues to resonate with twenty-first century readers. |
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... opinion , to call back our attention to the true principles of our own domes- tic laws ; that you , my French friend , should begin to know , and that we should continue to cherish them . We ought not , on either side of the water , to ...
... opinion , to call back our attention to the true principles of our own domes- tic laws ; that you , my French friend , should begin to know , and that we should continue to cherish them . We ought not , on either side of the water , to ...
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... opinion concerning the king's hereditary right to the crown does not prejudice one that is rational, and bottomed upon solid principles of law and policy. If all the absurd theories of lawyers and divines were to vitiate the objects in ...
... opinion concerning the king's hereditary right to the crown does not prejudice one that is rational, and bottomed upon solid principles of law and policy. If all the absurd theories of lawyers and divines were to vitiate the objects in ...
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... opinion of “mis- conduct.” They who led at the Revolution, grounded the virtual abdication of King James upon no such light and uncertain prin- ciple. They charged him with nothing less than a design, con- firmed by a multitude of ...
... opinion of “mis- conduct.” They who led at the Revolution, grounded the virtual abdication of King James upon no such light and uncertain prin- ciple. They charged him with nothing less than a design, con- firmed by a multitude of ...
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... opinion that there is some scheme of politics relative to this country, in which your proceedings may, in some way, be useful. For your Dr. Price, who seems to have speculated himself into no small degree of fervour upon this subject ...
... opinion that there is some scheme of politics relative to this country, in which your proceedings may, in some way, be useful. For your Dr. Price, who seems to have speculated himself into no small degree of fervour upon this subject ...
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