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Burke, Edmund

9781440036217: Burke, Select Works, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Thoughtful critiques on liberty, power, and society from a pivotal 18th‑century voice.

This edition presents Burke’s influential analysis of political reform, revolution, and the dangers of unchecked assemblies, guiding readers through his warnings and reasoning.

In these pages, Burke examines how a nation’s laws, property, and institutions shape public order. He contrasts royal authority, popular will, and legal tradition, arguing that stable government rests on settled order, prudent leadership, and respect for property. The writing blends political theory with concrete examples from contemporary Europe, inviting readers to weigh liberty against responsibility.

Understand Burke’s view of how revolutions affect governance, property, and social stability
Explore arguments about the composition of representative bodies and the role of law
See how Burke connects economic policy, taxation, and national debt to political reform
Consider provocative contrasts between liberty and virtue in a changing world

Ideal for readers of political philosophy, history, and classic critiques of modern government. Those interested in the roots of conservative thought and debates over reform will find this edition especially insightful.

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The famous letter or pamphlet contained in this volume represents the workings of an extraordinary mind at an extraordinary crisis: and can therefore be compared "with few tilings that have ever been spoken or written. Composed in a literary age, it scarcely belongs to literature r yet it is one of the greatest of literary masterpieces. It embodies nothing of history save fragments which have mostly lost their interest, yet no book in the world has more historical significance. It scorns and defies philosophy, but it discloses a compact and unique system of its own, It tramples on logic, yet carries home to the most logical reader a conviction that its ill-reasoning is substantially correct. No one would think of agreeing with it in the mass, yet there are parts to which every candid mind will assent. Its many true and wise sayings are mixed up with extravagant and barefaced sophistry: its argument, with every semblance of legal exactness, is disturbed by hasty gusts of anger, aod bro

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�diteur: Forgotten Books
Date d'�dition: 2018
Langue: anglais
ISBN 10: 1440036217
ISBN 13: 9781440036217
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Nombre de pages: 613
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