Many counterrevolutionary books have been written in favor of the Revolution. But Burke has written a revolutionary book against the Revolution.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- While many anti-revolutionary books support the status quo, Burke wrote a book opposing the revolution itself.
- In plain terms
- Burke wrote a book against the revolution unlike others who supported it.
- What can you take from it?
- Opposing a movement can itself be a revolutionary act.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is opposition revolutionary?
- What defines a revolution?
Another view
Supporting the status quo can also be framed as revolutionary in certain contexts.
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