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He shrewdly summarized in a remark to Montesquieu that recurrent weakness in French politics for centuries — Vous savez faire des barricades , mais vous n'éléverez jamais des barrières . ' ' He foresaw , too , the French Revolution ...
He shrewdly summarized in a remark to Montesquieu that recurrent weakness in French politics for centuries — Vous savez faire des barricades , mais vous n'éléverez jamais des barrières . ' ' He foresaw , too , the French Revolution ...
Pagina 220
Corsica had risen against its Genoese masters in 1729 ; been subjugated for Genoa by the French in 1739 ; and risen again in 1741 . In 1755 the Corsicans chose for their general Pasquale Paoli ; in 1764 Genoa persuaded the French to ...
Corsica had risen against its Genoese masters in 1729 ; been subjugated for Genoa by the French in 1739 ; and risen again in 1741 . In 1755 the Corsicans chose for their general Pasquale Paoli ; in 1764 Genoa persuaded the French to ...
Pagina 309
“ For my part , " cries the prisoner , “ the greatest of my apprehensions is for our freedom ; if the French should conquer , what would become of English liberty ? My dear friends , liberty is the Englishman's prerogative ; we must ...
“ For my part , " cries the prisoner , “ the greatest of my apprehensions is for our freedom ; if the French should conquer , what would become of English liberty ? My dear friends , liberty is the Englishman's prerogative ; we must ...
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The Search for Good Sense: Four Eighteenth-century Characters: Johnson ... Frank Laurence Lucas Vizualizare fragmente - 1958 |
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