Advice to the Privileged Orders in the Several States of Europe: Resulting from the Necessity and Propriety of a General Revolution in the Principle of Government (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from Advice to the Privileged Orders in the Several States of Europe: Resulting From the Necessity and Propriety of a General Revolution in the Principle of Government It is happy for human nature, that in morals we have much to do with this first class Of truths, less with the second, and very little with the third; while in physics we are perpetually driven to the slow process of patient and. Positive experience. The Revolution in France certainly comes recommended to us under one aspect which renders it at first View extremely inviting: it is the work of argument and rational conviction, and not of the sword. The ultima ratio regum had nothing to do with it. It was an operation designed for the benefit of the people; it originated in the people, and was conducted by the people. It has therefore a legitimate origin; and this circum stance entitles it to our serious contemplation, on two accounts: because there is something venerable in the idea, and because other nations, in similar circumstances, will certainly be dis posed to imitate it. I shall therefore examine the nature and consequences of a similar revolution in government, as it will affect the follow ing principal objects, which make up the affairs Of nations in the present state Of Europe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
