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Often appears with: revolution and the fall of states · french revolution · forms of government · fate, destiny, and necessity · burke’s later writings · break with fox and whigs
Usually: reflection (1) · crisis of belief (1) · skepticism (1)
It explains Burke’s changing attitude toward the French Revolution: he grows skeptical after visiting France, publishes Reflections in 1790, breaks with former allies, and spends his last parliamentary years writing about the Revolution.
It made clear the cruel methods sometimes pursued under the guise of civilization and progress. The moral victory is claimed for Burke, and without a doubt the claim is valid. The second of the great social and political problems, which employed English statesmen in the last half of the eighteenth century, was settled in the impeachment of Warren Hastings. The affairs of America and India were now overshadowed by th…