Edmund Burke was not a fan of austerity. http://coreyrobin.tumblr.com/post/45085628179/edmund-burke-on-austerity …
@CoreyRobin I seem to recall some stuff in Reflections tho that took an opposite tack: complained about new French regime's extravagance
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@HeerJeet Really? I just spent the last two weeks teaching that text and don't remember anything like that. But maybe. -
@CoreyRobin It's been years since I read it but I hazily remember some odd stuff about gold & paper currency that suggested... 1/2 - Show replies
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@sanzarispetto That's true but I think Burke's inconsistency was trying to combine new Smithian economics with aristocratic traditions.
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