Vindiciae Gallicae and Other Writings on the French Revolution

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vindiciae gallicae and other writings on the french revolution natural law and enlightenment classics Knud Haakonssen General Editor uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu natural law and enlightenment classics Vindiciae Gallicae and Other Writings on the French Revolution James Mackintosh Edited and with an Introduction by Donald Winch l ib er ty fu nd Indianapolis This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a foundation established to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motif for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word “freedom” (amagi), or “liberty.” It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 b.c. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. Frontispiece: Portrait of Sir James Mackintosh by Sir Thomas Lawrence, oil on canvas, exhibited 1804. Reproduced courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Introduction and annotations 䉷 2006 Liberty Fund, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 06 c 5 4 3 2 1 10 09 08 07 06 p 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mackintosh, James, Sir, 1765–1832. Vindiciae Gallicae and other writings on the French Revolution/ James Mackintosh; edited with an introduction by Donald Winch. p. cm.—(Natural law and enlightenment classics) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-86597-462-3 (alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-86597-462-4 (alk. paper) isbn-13: 978-0-86597-463-0 (pbk.: alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-86597-463-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Burke, Edmund, 1729–1797. Reflections on the Revolution in France. 2. France—Politics and government—1789–1799. 3. France—History—Revolution, 1789–1799—Causes. I. Winch, Donald. II. Title. III. Series. dc150.b9m2 2006 944.04—dc22 2005049402 liberty fund, inc. 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1684 ...