Reflections on the Revolution in France

About “Reflections on the Revolution in France”

Reflections on the Revolution in France is a political pamphlet written by Edmund Burke and published in November 1790. It contrasts the French Revolution with the British Constitution and criticizes British supporters of the revolution. The work is a major intellectual critique of the French Revolution and a foundational text of modern conservatism. It emphasizes values such as monarchy, aristocracy, and hereditary succession. The Norton Anthology of English Literature calls it the "most eloquent statement of British conservatism." The pamphlet marks Burke's development of traditionalism into a formal political philosophy. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)