A Letter from Earl Stanhope to the Right Honorable Edmund…
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Creator
Charles Stanhope, the 3rd Earl of Stanhope
Title
A Letter from Earl Stanhope to the Right Honorable Edmund Burke Containing a short Answer to his late Speech on the French Revolution
Publisher
George Stafford
Date
1790
Description
"A Letter from Earl Stanhope to the Right Honorable Edmund Burke offers a direct rebuttal to Burke’s influential Reflections on the Revolution in France, which had been published earlier that year. In this letter, the British politician and reformer Earl Stanhope responds to Burke’s conservative critique of the French Revolution, challenging his assertions and defending the revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
Burke had criticized the French Revolution for its radical break with tradition, its disregard for established institutions, and its potential to lead to chaos and tyranny. Stanhope, however, offers a more optimistic view of the Revolution, arguing that it represents the birth of a new and more just political order, one based on the will of the people rather than the divine right of kings or aristocratic privilege."
~ Description by Mady Geiler, 2025
Burke had criticized the French Revolution for its radical break with tradition, its disregard for established institutions, and its potential to lead to chaos and tyranny. Stanhope, however, offers a more optimistic view of the Revolution, arguing that it represents the birth of a new and more just political order, one based on the will of the people rather than the divine right of kings or aristocratic privilege."
~ Description by Mady Geiler, 2025
Identifier
DA506 .B9 S7 1790
Language
English