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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. 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
e shipwreck. The skilful in our century have conferred on themselves the title of Statesmen; so that this word, _statesmen_, has ended by becoming somewhat of a slang word. It must be borne in mind, in fact, that wherever there is nothing but skill, there is necessarily pettiness. To say “the skilful” amounts to saying “the mediocre.” In the same way, to say “statesmen” is sometimes equivalent to saying “traitors.” If, then, we are to believe the skilful, revolutions like the Revolution of July are severed arteries; a prompt ligature is indispensable. The right, too grandly proclaimed, is shaken. 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 manœuvres. E THE COAST THE SKILFUL MAKE HASTE TO PREPARE THE SHIPWRECK THE SKILFUL IN OUR CENTURY HAVE CONFERRED ON THEMSELVES THE TITLE OF STATESMEN SO THAT THIS WORD STATESMAN HAS ENDED BY BECOMING SOMEWHAT OF A SLANG WORD IT MUST BE BORNE IN MIND IN FACT THAT WHEREVER THERE IS NOTHING BUT SKILL THERE IS NECESSARILY PETTINESS TO SAY THE SKILFUL AMOUNTS TO SAYING THE MEDIOCRE IN THE SAME WAY TO SAY STATESMEN IS SOMETIMES EQUIVALENT TO SAYING TRAITORS IF THEN WE ARE TO BELIEVE THE SKILFUL REVOLUTIONS LIKE THE REVOLUTION OF JULY ARE SEVERED ARTERIES A PROMPT LIGATURE IS INDISPENSABLE THE RIGHT TOO GRANDLY PROCLAIMED IS SHAKEN 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
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