The French Revolution began as a result of French citizens' dissatisfaction with their country's policies and laws. It was a time soliciting innovation, change, and rebellion. Edmund Burke; philosopher, author, and political theorist, argued that the current policies imposed in France were respectable, and they likely required a lot of consideration and reflection. Burke discussed that the spirit of innovation erupting in France probably had selfish temper behind it, and that the people of France were not paying attention to the importance of tradition. In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke expresses that in order to maintain a government, gradual change and reform are far superior to a venal revolution. Burke explains that the current government is vital to protect certain rights of citizens. He stresses that tradition, in the form of inherited gifts, are important to continue to pass on to posterity, and without the current government, this custom would fail. This tradition, along with other customs coming from ancestry, is presented as nature in this book. Burke presents these inherited rights and privileges, which are stated in the Magna Carta as well as the Declaration of Rights in England, as providing vigorous continuity in harmony with change and progress in a government. As stated on by authors on an Inferno Wikia, "Burke evolves his entire political philosophy around his deep trust in the past traditions," resulting in his opposition to a revolution that would completely alter the classic government in France. Throughout Reflections on the French Revolution, Burke compares France's potential revolution to the present government in England. He speculates that England is successful, and that other states would be successful if they progressed in "a condition of changeable constancy¦through the varied tenure of perpetual decay, fall, renovation, and progression. He makes clear that the rise and fall of