“ A spirit of innovation is generally the result of
a selfish temper and confined views. ”
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790). copy citation
Author | Edmund Burke |
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Source | Reflections on the Revolution in France |
Topic | innovation temper |
Date | 1790 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Reflections_on_the_Revolution_in_France |
Context
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privileges, franchises, and liberties from a long line of ancestors.
This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection, or
rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wisdom without
reflection, and above it. A spirit of innovation is generally the result of
a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to
posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people
of England well know that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure
principle of conservation and a sure principle of transmission, without at” source
privileges, franchises, and liberties from a long line of ancestors.
This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection, or
rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wisdom without
reflection, and above it. A spirit of innovation is generally the result of
a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to
posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people
of England well know that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure
principle of conservation and a sure principle of transmission, without at” source