Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that EventPenguin Books, 1969 - 400 páginas |
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... never heard a man of common judg- ment , or the least degree of information , speak a word in praise of the greater part of the publications circulated by that society ; nor have their proceedings been accounted , except by some of ...
... never heard a man of common judg- ment , or the least degree of information , speak a word in praise of the greater part of the publications circulated by that society ; nor have their proceedings been accounted , except by some of ...
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... never wholly new ; in what we retain we are never wholly obsolete . By adhering in this manner and on those principles to our forefathers , we are guided not by the superstition of antiquarians , but by the spirit of philoso- phic ...
... never wholly new ; in what we retain we are never wholly obsolete . By adhering in this manner and on those principles to our forefathers , we are guided not by the superstition of antiquarians , but by the spirit of philoso- phic ...
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... never tried but by some diffi- culty , and some struggle . Nothing is a due and adequate representation of a state , that does not represent its ability , as well as its property . But as ability is a vigorous and active principle , and ...
... never tried but by some diffi- culty , and some struggle . Nothing is a due and adequate representation of a state , that does not represent its ability , as well as its property . But as ability is a vigorous and active principle , and ...
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 7 |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE | 77 |
BURKES PREFATORY NOTE | 83 |
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