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Reflections on the Revolution in France/Rights of Man
Author: George H. Smith
Narrator: Craig Deitschman
Unabridged: 2 hr 51 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Knowledge Products, Inc.
Published: 02/23/2006
Category: Political Science
Synopsis
Reflections on the Revolution in France is a slashing attack on the French Revolution by one of Britains most famous statesmen. Liberty and social order, Burke argues, are maintained by the traditional rights and duties embedded in custom and law. And when these traditions are overthrown in revolutions, society is threatened with chaos, bloodshed and despotism. Rights of Man Thomas Paine believed the French Revolution was based on the same principles as the American Revolution: natural rights, an implied social contract, and the right of revolution against oppressive governments. Paine, unlike Burke, sees government as the primary threat to social order. He has little regard for traditional institutions, if those institutions are oppressive and unjust.