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You have, in the first case, Napoleon; in the second, Iturbide. But the first family that comes to hand does not suffice to make a dynasty. There is necessarily required a certain modicum of antiquity in a race, and the wrinkle of the centuries cannot be improvised. YOU HAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE NAPOLEON IN THE SECOND A TORBIDE BUT THE FIRST FAMILY THAT COMES TO HAND DOES NOT SUFFICE TO MAKE A DYNASTY THERE IS NECESSARILY REQUIRED A CERTAIN MODICUM OF ANTIQUITY IN A RACE AND THE WRINKLE OF THE CENTURIES CANNOT BE IMPROVISED
state must be strengthened. Liberty once assured, attention must be directed to power. Here the sages are not, as yet, separated from the skilful, but they begin to be distrustful. Power, very good. But, in the first place, what is power? In the second, whence comes it? The skilful do not seem to hear the murmured objection, and they continue their manœuvres. According to the politicians, who are ingenious in putting the mask of necessity on profitable fictions, the first requirement of a people after a revolution, when this people forms part of a monarchical continent, is to procure for itself a dynasty. In this way, say they, peace, that is to say, time to dress our wounds, and to repair the house, can be had after a revolution. The dynasty conceals the scaffolding and covers the ambulance. Now, it is not always easy to procure a dynasty. If it is absolutely necessary, the first man of genius or even the first man of fortune who comes to hand suffices for the manufacturing of a king. ALSO RIGHT ONCE FIRMLY FIXED THE STATE MUST BE STRENGTHENED LIBERTY ONCE ASSURED ATTENTION MUST BE DIRECTED TO POWER HERE THE SAGES ARE NOT AS YET SEPARATED FROM THE SKILFUL BUT THEY BEGIN TO BE DISTRUSTFUL POWER VERY GOOD BUT IN THE FIRST PLACE WHAT IS POWER IN THE SECOND WHENCE COMES IT THE SKILFUL DO NOT SEEM TO HEAR THE MURMURED OBJECTION AND THEY CONTINUE THEIR MANOEUVER ACCORDING TO THE POLITICIANS WHO ARE INGENIOUS IN PUTTING THE MASK OF NECESSITY ON PROFITABLE FICTIONS THE FIRST REQUIREMENT OF A PEOPLE AFTER A REVOLUTION WHEN THIS PEOPLE FORMS PART OF A MONARCHICAL CONTINENT IS TO PROCURE FOR ITSELF A DYNASTY IN THIS WAY THEY SAY PEACE THAT IS TO SAY TIME TO DRESS OUR WOUNDS AND TO REPAIR THE HOUSE CAN BE HAD AFTER A REVOLUTION THE DYNASTY CONCEALS THE SCAFFOLDING AND COVERS THE AMBULANCE NOW IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO PROCURE A DYNASTY IF IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THE FIRST MAN OF GENIUS OR EVEN THE FIRST MAN OF FORTUNE WHO COMES TO HAND SUFFICES FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF A KING
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