{"product_id":"9781411468795","title":"Reflections on the Revolution in France (Barnes \u0026 Noble Digital Library)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdmund Burke’s\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eReflections\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eon the Revolution in France\u003c\/i\u003e (1790) is the undisputed foundation of modern conservatism. It is a brilliant pamphlet against the French Revolution, one rooted in the solid ground of a \u003ci\u003epractical\u003c\/i\u003e political philosophy. Burke’s central argument is that the French Revolution was driven by a \u003ci\u003eutopian \u003c\/i\u003eegalitarianism, which was dangerously disconnected from the actual experience of politics. A conservative, he grants centrality to the practical rationality of existing socio-political traditions and institutions, criticizes radical changes at all costs, and advocates gradual political reforms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tradition or restraint.”— Edmund Burke\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126430908656,"sku":"9781411468795","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411468795_p0.jpg?v=1769897511","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411468795","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}