Edmund Burke, a supporter of the American Revolution, criticized the French Revolution for its extremism and radicalism. He thought revolution was a dangerous way to secure rights. Moderation and gradual progress was best. (Note that the time between the Magn
Edmund Burke, a supporter of the American Revolution, criticized the French Revolution for its extremism and radicalism. He thought revolution was a dangerous way to secure rights. Moderation and gradual progress was best. (Note that the time between the Magna Carta and the Glorious Revolution was 650 years. Burke was really very patient.) Furthermore, he preferred rights based in tradition and property. The “abstract rights” advocated in the French Revolution would eventually lead a tyranny or democratic dictatorship. He was an old stick in the mud but let us not entirely reject his argument without reason. There is historical evidence to show that the pursuit of “equality” can create revolutionary dictatorshi