Lectures on the History of the French Revolution, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1855 - France |
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... considered by every friend to humanity as the greatest of calamities . Was it not possible , therefore ( how devoutly was it to be wished ) , that the king and the monarchy , and at the same time the cause of the Revolution , might be ...
... considered by every friend to humanity as the greatest of calamities . Was it not possible , therefore ( how devoutly was it to be wished ) , that the king and the monarchy , and at the same time the cause of the Revolution , might be ...
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... considered as their enemy . " This paragraph is remarkable on many accounts ; amongst others , on this : that it may serve as a sort of explanation of the failure of La Fayette at this period of the Revolution , whilst he was ...
... considered as their enemy . " This paragraph is remarkable on many accounts ; amongst others , on this : that it may serve as a sort of explanation of the failure of La Fayette at this period of the Revolution , whilst he was ...
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... considered as having failed in this attempt to control the Jacobin party . Certainly this was not a party likely to be disposed of by any effort of this kind , by any paper bullets of this description . The truth was , that this measure ...
... considered as having failed in this attempt to control the Jacobin party . Certainly this was not a party likely to be disposed of by any effort of this kind , by any paper bullets of this description . The truth was , that this measure ...
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... considered as a conduct most indecent and most culpable . And it is incon- ceivable how the Constitutionalists in the Assembly could have been so supine , and not have instantly exerted themselves to the utmost , and patronised and ...
... considered as a conduct most indecent and most culpable . And it is incon- ceivable how the Constitutionalists in the Assembly could have been so supine , and not have instantly exerted themselves to the utmost , and patronised and ...
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... considered as the bourgeois , as the most respectable part of the inhabitants of Paris . " The National Assembly were re- quired to display all the energy of their zeal , to wash away from the nation the foul stain that it had incurred ...
... considered as the bourgeois , as the most respectable part of the inhabitants of Paris . " The National Assembly were re- quired to display all the energy of their zeal , to wash away from the nation the foul stain that it had incurred ...
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Page 515 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood.
Page 515 - Union we reached only by the discipline of our virtues in the severe school of adversity. It had its origin in the necessities of disordered finance, prostrate commerce, and ruined credit.
Page 515 - While the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us — for us and our children. Beyond that, I seek not to penetrate the veil. God grant that, in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise! God grant that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind!
Page 187 - Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit : and not a series of unconnected acts. Through just prejudice, his duty becomes a part of his nature.
Page 514 - I profess, sir, in my career hitherto to have kept steadily in view the prosperity and honor of the whole country, and the preservation of our federal Union. It is to that Union we owe our safety at home, and our consideration and dignity abroad. It is to that Union that we are chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most proud of our country.
Page 63 - Cover your heads, and mock not flesh and blood With solemn reverence : throw away respect, Tradition, form, and ceremonious duty, For you have but mistook me all this while: I live with bread like you, feel want, Taste grief, need friends: subjected thus, How can you say to me I am a king?
Page 515 - Every year of its duration has teemed with fresh proofs of its utility and its blessings; and although our territory has stretched out wider and wider and our population spread farther and farther, they have not outrun its protection or its benefits. It has been to us all a copious fountain of national, social, and personal happiness.
Page 184 - But now all is to be changed. All the pleasing illusions/ which made power gentle, and obedience liberal, which harmonized the different shades of life, and which, by a bland assimilation, incorporated into politics the sentiments which beautify and soften private society, are to be dissolved by this new conquering empire of light and reason.
Page 172 - You might, if you pleased, have profited of our example, and have given to your recovered freedom a correspondent dignity. Your privileges, though discontinued, were not lost to memory. Your...
Page 236 - But what is liberty without wisdom and without virtue ? It is the greatest of all possible evils ; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.