The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 76A. Constable, 1843 |
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... hope- less slavery and irreparable decay are the only alternatives . There is no doubt that the French Revolution was an instance of the worst kind ; -perhaps it was the very worst that ever occurred . Not only did the popular movement ...
... hope- less slavery and irreparable decay are the only alternatives . There is no doubt that the French Revolution was an instance of the worst kind ; -perhaps it was the very worst that ever occurred . Not only did the popular movement ...
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... hope of escaping the tyranny of the feudal customs . Violence and bloodshed are in their nature transitory ; but oppressive institutions may be perpetual . Crimes which spring from passion soon exhaust themselves ; but crimes which ...
... hope of escaping the tyranny of the feudal customs . Violence and bloodshed are in their nature transitory ; but oppressive institutions may be perpetual . Crimes which spring from passion soon exhaust themselves ; but crimes which ...
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... hope- less slavery . It is true that we find in his work plenty of sono- rous declamation about the fatal career of guilt , the short - lived tri- umphs of wickedness , and the inevitable laws of retribution . But we know nothing more ...
... hope- less slavery . It is true that we find in his work plenty of sono- rous declamation about the fatal career of guilt , the short - lived tri- umphs of wickedness , and the inevitable laws of retribution . But we know nothing more ...
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... hope from the conse- quences of the French Revolution , we acknowledge that the democracy which it established was in itself the worst of all pos- sible governments . What we doubt is the intrinsic evil of a democracy in a community ...
... hope from the conse- quences of the French Revolution , we acknowledge that the democracy which it established was in itself the worst of all pos- sible governments . What we doubt is the intrinsic evil of a democracy in a community ...
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... hope hat the best absolute government will consult the happiness of such a citizen as impartially as it would if he had the power to interfere ; and the wisdom to interfere with effect . No man of sense will consider political power as ...
... hope hat the best absolute government will consult the happiness of such a citizen as impartially as it would if he had the power to interfere ; and the wisdom to interfere with effect . No man of sense will consider political power as ...
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