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First Principles: People Will Not Look Forward To Posterity, Who Never Look Backward To Their Ancestors
“People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.” – Edmund Burke, in Reflections on the Revolution in France
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Reflections On the Revolution In France – Edmund Burke
On July 14th, we first spoke on Reflections On the Revolution In France as a criticism of the outcomes of the French Revolution. This was fitting because that date is celebrated as Bastille Day. August 10th is the anniversary of the … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Reflections on the Revolution in France – Edmund Burke
In November, 1790, British statesman, Edmund Burke published a political pamphlet as an intellectual attack against the excesses of the French Revolution. This work is called Reflections On the Revolution In France. It remains as a defining tract of modern … Continue reading
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