Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that EventRinehart, 1959 - 308 páginas It may not be unnecessary to inform the Reader, that the following Reflections had their origin in a correspondence between the Author and a very young gentleman at Paris, who did him the honour of desiring his opinion upon the important transactions, which then, and ever since, have so much occupied the attention of all men. An answer was written some time in the month of October, 1789; but it was kept back upon prudential considerations.That letter is alluded to in the beginning of the following sheets. It has been since forwarded to the person to whom it was addressed. The reasons for the delay in sending it were assigned in a short letter to the same gentleman. This produced on his part a new and pressing application for the Author’s sentiments. The Author began a second and more full discussion on the subject. This he had some thoughts of publishing early in the last spring; but the matter gaining upon him, he found that what he had undertaken not only far exceeded the measure of a letter, but that its importance required rather a more detailed consideration than at that time he had any leisure to bestow upon it. However, having thrown down his first thoughts in the form of a letter, and indeed when he sat down to write, having intended it for a private letter, he found it difficult to change the form of address, when his sentiments had grown into a greater extent, and had received another direction. A different plan, he is sensible, might be more favourable to a commodious division and distribution of his matter. |
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... vices of their antient government , strike at the fame of their country itself , by painting almost all that could have attracted the attention of strangers , I mean their nobility and their clergy , as objects of horror . If this were ...
... vices of their antient government , strike at the fame of their country itself , by painting almost all that could have attracted the attention of strangers , I mean their nobility and their clergy , as objects of horror . If this were ...
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... vices , not to names ; to the causes of evil which are perma- nent , not to the occasional organs by which they act , and the transitory modes in which they appear . Otherwise you will be wise historically , a fool in practice . Seldom ...
... vices , not to names ; to the causes of evil which are perma- nent , not to the occasional organs by which they act , and the transitory modes in which they appear . Otherwise you will be wise historically , a fool in practice . Seldom ...
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... vices objected , and not wholly without foundation , to several of the churchmen of former times , who belonged to the two great parties which then divided and distracted Europe . If there was in France , as in other countries there ...
... vices objected , and not wholly without foundation , to several of the churchmen of former times , who belonged to the two great parties which then divided and distracted Europe . If there was in France , as in other countries there ...
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amongst antient appear archbishop of Paris army assignats authority body called canton Cardinal of Lorraine cause cerning church citizens civil clergy common commonwealth conduct confiscation consider constitution contempt crimes crown despotism destroyed ecclesiastical 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 mankind means ment metaphysics military millions mind minister monarchy moral municipalities national assembly nature Necker never nobility obedience object obliged Old Jewry opinion Paris parliament persons political possessed present preserve principles proceedings reason religion render representation republic revenue Revolution Society ruin scheme shew sort sovereign speculations spirit thing tion true tyranny vices virtue wealth whilst whole wholly wisdom
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A New Constitutionalism: Designing Political Institutions for a Good Society Stephen L. Elkin,Karol Edward Soltan Vista previa limitada - 1993 |
Commerce Des Lumières: John Oswald and the British in Paris, 1790-1793 David V. Erdman Vista de fragmentos - 1986 |