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Edmund Burke, Intellectuals, and the French Revolution, Part 5

Excursions Podcast – 15 min – Nov 23, 2016 – Episode 121 of 199

George H. Smith explains why Edmund Burke opposed abstract rights and why James Mackintosh defended them.

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Originally published in essay form on April 11, 2014.

Narrated by Daniel Hyland.

George H. Smith

George H. Smith was formerly Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Humane Studies, a lecturer on American History for Cato Summer Seminars, and Executive Editor of Knowledge Products. Smith's fourth and most recent book, The System of Liberty, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.