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6. The Directory.  The chief executive power was placed in the hands of a Directory, consisting of more moderate men, and a time of much prosperity set in. Already in the new vigour born of the strong emotions of the country the armies won great victories, not only repelling the Germans and the emigrants, but uniting Holland to France. SIX THE DIRECTORY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE POWER WAS PLACED IN THE HANDS OF A DIRECTORY CONSISTING OF MORE MODERATE MEN AND A TIME OF MUCH PROSPERITY SET IN ALREADY IN THE NEW VIGOR BORN OF THE STRONG EMOTIONS OF THE COUNTRY THE ARMIES WON GREAT VICTORIES NOT ONLY REPELLING THE GERMANS AND THE EMIGRANTS BUT UNITING HOLLAND TO FRANCE
ned that no less than 18,600 persons were guillotined in the three years between 1790 and 1794, besides those who died by other means. Everything was changed. Religion was to be done away with; the churches were closed; the tenth instead of the seventh day appointed for rest. "Death is an eternal sleep" was inscribed on the schools; and Reason, represented by a classically dressed woman, was enthroned in the cathedral of Notre Dâme. At the same time a new era was invented, the 22nd of September, 1792; the months had new names, and the decimal measures of length, weight, and capacity, which are based on the proportions of the earth, were planned. All this time Robespierre really seems to have thought himself the benefactor of the human race; but at last the other members of the Convention took courage to denounce him, and he, with five more, was arrested and sent to the guillotine. The bloodthirsty fever was over, the Committee of Public Safety was overthrown, and people breathed again. RED PERSONS WERE GUILLOTINED IN THE THREE YEARS BETWEEN SEVENTEEN NINETY AND SEVENTEEN NINETY FOUR BESIDES THOSE WHO DIED BY OTHER MEANS EVERYTHING WAS CHANGED RELIGION WAS TO BE DONE AWAY WITH THE CHURCHES WERE CLOSED THE TENTH INSTEAD OF THE SEVENTH DAY APPOINTED FOR REST DEATH IS AN ETERNAL SLEEP WAS INSCRIBED ON THE SCHOOLS AND REASON REPRESENTED BY A CLASSICALLY DRESSED WOMAN WAS ENTHRONED IN THE CATHEDRAL OF NOTTERDAM AT THE SAME TIME A NEW ERA WAS INVENTED THE TWENTY SECOND OF SEPTEMBER SEVENTEEN NINETY TWO THE MONTHS HAD NEW NAMES AND THE DECIMAL MEASURES OF LENGTH WEIGHT AND CAPACITY WHICH ARE BASED ON THE PROPORTIONS OF THE EARTH WERE PLANNED ALL THIS TIME ROBESPIERRE REALLY SEEMED TO HAVE THOUGHT HIMSELF THE BENEFACTOR OF THE HUMAN RACE BUT AT LAST THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION TOOK COURAGE TO DENOUNCE HIM AND HE WITH FIVE MORE WAS ARRESTED AND SENT TO THE GUILLOTINE THE BLOODTHIRSTY FEVER WAS OVER THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS OVERTHROWN AND PEOPLE BREATHED AGAIN
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