animal existence of a temporary and perishable nature. It is a partnership in all science; a partnership in all art; a partnership in every virtue, and in all perfection. As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born. Notes References Bibliography External links An online facsimile of the first edition from the Internet Archive A brief excerpt from the text, from the Internet History Sourcebooks Project A complete online edition of the text, from Project Gutenberg "Reactionary Prophet: Edmund Burke understood before anyone else that revolutions devour their young—and turn into their opposites" by Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic Monthly, April 2004. 1790 events of the French Revolution Works by Edmund Burke Philosophy books Political philosophy literature 1790 books Books about the French Revolution Counter-Enlightenment