A review by aristotle910
Reflections on the Revolution in France, by Edmund Burke

5.0

Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France is Burke’s critique on the radical change in government that happened in France during the late 18th century. Following the American Revolution, the lower class of France decided to revolt against the monarchy, overthrow it, and to start a democracy and a very libertarian set a values; “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité”. Burke very much worried about such a radical change in government, fearing that liberty without order would result in a destructive government that is even worse than the absolute monarchy. The French Revolution also marked the idea that the state could be completely atheistic and still support values beneficial to the people. Burke does not claim that religion is without err, but that an absolute atheist state has no limit on how radical it can be.

Burke covers many great points in this book, and is a must read for anyone curious about the French Revolution and the things behind the scenes.
5/5