Wednesday, January 19, 2011

"Should" They Succeed

I found Richard Price's, A Discourse for the Love of Our Country, to be the most persuasive. As he stated, "What an eventful period is this! I am thankful that I have lived to it; and I could almost say, Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation"-Luke 2:29-30. He mainly caught my attention by linking God and the bible to his strong love for his country and the French Revolution. This to me shows that he not only cares for his people, the Revolution, and his country but also a love for God which I believe that without God everyday life and situations would never be the same, that is just my personal opinion. Price also pointed out that the most important instance of the imperfect state that the Revolution left the constitution was the inequality of our representation. I felt that he was right at a sense to say this because even though the Revolution did somewhat defeat their constitution, it could in his eyes eventually be made excellent or perfected which to me showed his faith in his country, government, and people. He did not take it upon the Revolution to be to blame for the faultiness of the constitution but instead had optimism, which I try to have during everyday life. Some of the subjects that he touched upon really related to me which made him the most persuasive out of the four according to my personal opinion.

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