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Nevertheless, the Revolution was not dead, nor was it possible to say thus far and no further to the rising tide. NEVERTHELESS THE REVOLUTION WAS NOT DEAD NOR WAS IT POSSIBLE TO SAY THUS FAR AND NO FURTHER TO THE RISING TIDE
vilege, and had freed thought from her fetters of theology, at least partially; but it had not freed, nor attempted to free, labour from its fetters. The leaders of the French Revolution, even amidst the fears, suspicions and slaughter of the Terror, upheld the rights of “property” so called, though a new pioneer or prophet appeared in France, analogous in some respects to the Levellers of Cromwell’s time, but, as might be expected, far more advanced and reasonable than they were. Gracchus Babeuf and his fellows were treated as criminals, and died or suffered the torture of prison for attempting to put into practice those words which the Republic still carried on its banners, and Liberty, Fraternity, and Equality were interpreted in a middle-class, or if you please a Jesuitical, sense, as the rewards of success for those who could struggle into an exclusive class; and at last property had to be defended by a military adventurer, and the Revolution seemed to have ended with Napoleonism. MMERCE FROM HER FETTERS OF PRIVILEGE AND HAD FREED THOUGHT FROM HER FETTERS OF THEOLOGY AT LEAST PARTIALLY BUT IT HAD NOT FREED NOR ATTEMPTED TO FREE LABOR FROM ITS FETTERS THE LEADERS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION EVEN AMIDST THE FEARS SUSPICIONS AND SLAUGHTER OF THE TERROR UPHELD THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY SO CALLED THOUGH A NEW PIONEER OR PROPHET APPEARED IN FRANCE ANALOGOUS IN SOME RESPECTS TO THE LEVELLERS OF CROMWELL'S TIME BUT AS MIGHT BE EXPECTED FAR MORE ADVANCED AND REASONABLE THAN THEY WERE GRACUS BOBEUF AND HIS FELLOWS WERE TREATED AS CRIMINALS AND DIED OR SUFFERED THE TORTURE OF PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO PUT INTO PRACTICE THOSE WORDS WHICH THE REPUBLIC STILL CARRIED ON ITS BANNERS AND LIBERTY FRATERNITY AND EQUALITY WERE INTERPRETED IN A MIDDLE CLASS OR IF YOU PLEASE A JESUITICAL SENSE AS THE REWARDS OF SUCCESS FOR THOSE WHO COULD STRUGGLE INTO AN EXCLUSIVE CLASS AND AT LAST PROPERTY HAD TO BE DEFENDED BY A MILITARY ADVENTURER AND THE REVOLUTION SEEMED TO HAVE ENDED WITH NAPOLEONISM
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