Edmund Burke was not a fan of austerity. http://coreyrobin.tumblr.com/post/45085628179/edmund-burke-on-austerity …
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@CoreyRobin I seem to recall some stuff in Reflections tho that took an opposite tack: complained about new French regime's extravagance2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@CoreyRobin It's been years since I read it but I hazily remember some odd stuff about gold & paper currency that suggested... 1/21 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@CoreyRobin Yep. Maybe I read too much into those passages but it seems to me Burke is very anxious about subversive economics of revolution2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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@CoreyRobin By the way, Gertrude Himmelfarb of all people is good on this in her book Victorian Minds.
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