If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.


Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)


If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.