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rotorguy64's review against another edition
2.0
Shameless propaganda for the French Revolution, one of the most barbaric and disgraceful events in European history, contrary to what the popular narrative (pushed by people like Price) tells you. It caused the brutal deaths of a good tenth of the population of France, within a year, the majority of them not aristocrats; it led to the introduction of the draft in France, then in all of Europe; it set the cause for the Napoleonic Wars; it created the confusion between state and society, on which all modern totalitarian regimes are founded; it led to the creation of the positivist school of thought, and generally to the kind of social engineering that, again, totalitarian regimes are so fond to use. But hey, it at least popularized [b:the complete failure that is democracy|980031|Democracy--The God That Failed The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order|Hans-Hermann Hoppe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1379379301s/980031.jpg|964920].
Whatever other philosophical ideas Price put forward in this work are not very well thought-out, barely reaching above the level of plain rhetoric, and are hopelessly overshadowed by his naive support for the French Revolution. And it's not like this man couldn't have known better, as countless of his contemporaries were opposed to this event, as was beautifully detailed in the first chapter of [b:Liberty or Equality|2661834|Liberty or Equality The Challenge of Our Times|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1213778032s/2661834.jpg|2687060].
All in all, I really cannot recommend this book for much except as a historical source. Good thing it's rather short, so you won't waste your time reading it.
Whatever other philosophical ideas Price put forward in this work are not very well thought-out, barely reaching above the level of plain rhetoric, and are hopelessly overshadowed by his naive support for the French Revolution. And it's not like this man couldn't have known better, as countless of his contemporaries were opposed to this event, as was beautifully detailed in the first chapter of [b:Liberty or Equality|2661834|Liberty or Equality The Challenge of Our Times|Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1213778032s/2661834.jpg|2687060].
All in all, I really cannot recommend this book for much except as a historical source. Good thing it's rather short, so you won't waste your time reading it.
italo_carlvino's review against another edition
3.0
I read sections of this for class. I appreciate Price's radicalism, and I was moved by his call to action.
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