As to the prejudices which men have from education and habit, in favour of any particular form or system of government, those prejudices have yet to stand the test of reason and reflection.
From "Rights of Man," this passage argues that deeply held prejudices regarding government systems must ultimately be evaluated by reason and reflection.
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But from such opposition the French Revolution, instead of suffering, receives an homage.
The Aristocracy had hitherto opposed the despotism of the Court, and affected the language of patriotism; but it opposed it as its rival (as the English Barons opposed King John) and it now opposed the nation from the same motives.