Reflection on the French Revolution is a work by
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A.
Matthew Arnold
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B.
Edmund Burke
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C.
Wordsworth
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D.
Edward King
Correct Answer:
B. Edmund Burke
Explanation:
The correct answer is Edmund Burke. Reflections on the Revolution in France, published in 1790, is one of the most famous intellectual attacks against the French Revolution. Burke, an Irish statesman and philosopher, argued for traditionalism and gradual social change rather than violent upheaval. His work is considered a foundational text of modern conservatism, contrasting the inherited rights of the British system with what he viewed as the abstract and dangerous radicalism of the French revolutionaries.
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