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On the lofty heights, the pure light of mind could be seen flickering. A magnificent, useful, and charming spectacle. ON A LOFTY HEIGHT THE PURE LIGHT OF MIND COULD BE SEEN FLICKERING A MAGNIFICENT USEFUL AND CHARMING SPECTACLE
ested the collective title and the individual right of the nation to sovereignty, of the citizen to liberty. In other words, it denied to the nation that which made it a nation, and to the citizen that which made him a citizen. This is the foundation of those famous acts which are called the ordinances of July. The Restoration fell. It fell justly. But, we admit, it had not been absolutely hostile to all forms of progress. Great things had been accomplished, with it alongside. Under the Restoration, the nation had grown accustomed to calm discussion, which had been lacking under the Republic, and to grandeur in peace, which had been wanting under the Empire. France free and strong had offered an encouraging spectacle to the other peoples of Europe. The Revolution had had the word under Robespierre; the cannon had had the word under Bonaparte; it was under Louis XVIII. and Charles X. that it was the turn of intelligence to have the word. The wind ceased, the torch was lighted once more.  CONTESTED THE COLLECTIVE TITLE AND THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHT OF THE NATION TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE CITIZEN TO LIBERTY IN OTHER WORDS IT DENIED TO THE NATION THAT WHICH MADE IT A NATION AND TO THE CITIZEN THAT WHICH MADE HIM A CITIZEN THIS IS THE FOUNDATION OF THOSE FAMOUS ACTS WHICH ARE CALLED THE ORDINANCES OF JULY THE RESTORATION FELL IT FELL JUSTLY BUT WE ADMIT IT HAD NOT BEEN ABSOLUTELY HOSTILE TO ALL FORMS OF PROGRESS GREAT THINGS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITH IT ALONGSIDE UNDER THE RESTORATION THE NATION HAD GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO CALM DISCUSSION WHICH HAD BEEN LACKING UNDER THE REPUBLIC AND TO GRANDEUR IN PEACE WHICH HAD BEEN WANTING UNDER THE EMPIRE FRANCE FREE AND STRONG HAD OFFERED AN ENCOURAGING SPECTACLE TO THE OTHER PEOPLES OF EUROPE THE REVOLUTION HAD HAD THE WORD UNDER ROVESPIERRE THE CANNON HAD HAD THE WORD UNDER BONAPARTE IT WAS UNDER LOUIS THE EIGHTEENTH AND CHARLES THE TENTH THAT IT WAS THE TURN OF INTELLIGENCE TO HAVE THE WORD THE WIND CEASED AND THE TORCH WAS LIGHTED ONCE MORE
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