The idea of sovereignty current in the English speaking world of the 1760's was scarcely more than a century old. It had… — Bernard Bailyn Copy Share Image
“We think of 1789 as the date of the French Revolution, and the storming of the Bastille as its defining event. Yet… — Mike Jay Copy Share Image
The highest eulogy which can be pronounced on the Revolution of 1688 is this that this was our last Revolution. — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
To estimate the value of Newton's discoveries, or the delight communicated by Shakespeare and Milton, by the price at which their works… — Thomas Malthus Copy Share Image
“The solution to the economic and political failure of nations today is to transform their extractive institutions toward inclusive ones. The vicious… — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
