The Ancestry and Legacy of the Philosophes Donald Livingston - JUNE 02, 2003 PRINT PAGE | SEND TO FRIEND Beyond the Enlightenment Edmund Burke records that two thirds of the Anglican clergy initially supported the French Revolution. He wrote Reflections on the Revolution in France to show that the Revolution was not merely an understandable effort at reform but an entirely unique intellectual and spiritual pathology. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE OR LOGIN WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION CREDENTIALS TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE