Titles by Friedrich von Gentz

1764 – 1832

Friedrich von Gentz (1764-1832) came under the influence of the classical liberal philosopher Immanuel Kant at the University of Königsberg and at first welcomed the outbreak of revolution in France in 1789.

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After reading Burke’s Reflections he became an outspoken critic of the revolution, sided with the British during the war against Napoleon, and then became an arch-conservative working with Metternich at the Congress of Vienna.

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The Origins and Principles of the American Revolution

Friedrich von Gentz

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