jacobinism
Usage examples for jacobinism:
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Mackintosh published his introductory lecture to refute the charge of Jacobinism and it was so tinctured with Burkeism, and so philosophical and eloquent, that it captivated Pitt, who persuaded the Chancellor to recommend the opening of the Inn.
"Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland" – Henry B. Stanton -
They who are not actively, and with decision and energy, against Jacobinism are its partisans.
"The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)" – Edmund Burke -
That at Paris was the metropolis of Jacobinism and governed the others almost imperiously.
"History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814" – F. A. M. Miguet -
This frank appeal to the baser motives that sway men's minds, this open avowal of a personal ambition, was the beginning of the end of Jacobinism in France.
"The Story of Paris" – Thomas Okey