Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke
Burke was not a fan of the French Revolution. He pointed out many of the problems and did a good job foreshadowing what would eventually become significant issues with the way it was carried out. The French used the guise of a corrupt ruler to overflow the entire system. And in its place, they established "equality" and more corruption. The ended up getting Napoleon (but that was well after Burke's writing.) There was a great deal of arbitrariness on the French side. The church was particularly attacked. There were various excuses given, but in the end it was more a robbery than great morals.
The French Revolution fell the fate of many other revolutions in that one form of known tyranny was replaced with another form. It is hard to get rid of the bad without also hurting the good.
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