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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. 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
“granted” in 1814, on the concessions, as it termed them. Sad. A sad thing! What it termed its concessions were our conquests; what it termed our encroachments were our rights. When the hour seemed to it to have come, the Restoration, supposing itself victorious over Bonaparte and well-rooted in the country, that is to say, believing itself to be strong and deep, abruptly decided on its plan of action, and risked its stroke. One morning it drew itself up before the face of France, and, elevating its voice, it 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. N THE GUARANTEES GRANTED IN EIGHTEEN FOURTEEN ON THE CONCESSIONS AS IT TERMED THEM SAD A SAD THING WHAT IT HAD TERMED ITS CONCESSIONS WERE OUR CONQUEST WHAT IT TERMED OUR ENCROACHMENTS WERE OUR RIGHT WHEN THE HOUR SEEMED TO IT TO HAVE COME THE RESTORATION SUPPOSING ITSELF VICTORIOUS OVER BONAPARTE AND WELL ROOTED IN THE COUNTRY THAT IS TO SAY BELIEVING ITSELF TO BE STRONG AND DEEP ABRUPTLY DECIDED ON ITS PLAN OF ACTION AND RISKED ITS STROKE ONE MORNING IT DREW ITSELF UP BEFORE THE FACE OF FRANCE AND ELEVATING ITS VOICE IT 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
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