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Here the sages are not, as yet, separated from the skilful, but they begin to be distrustful. HERE THE SAGES ARE NOT AS YET SEPARATED FROM THE SKILFUL BUT THEY BEGIN TO BE DISTRUSTFUL
ct and the fact into right, that is the task of sages. CHAPTER II—BADLY SEWED But the task of sages is one thing, the task of clever men is another. The Revolution of 1830 came to a sudden halt. As soon as a revolution has made 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, _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. VICTOR HUGO TRANSLATED BY ISABEL FLORENCE HAPGOOD BOOK ONE A FEW PAGES OF HISTORY CHAPTER TWO BADLY SEWED BUT THE TASK OF SAGES IS ONE THING THE TASK OF CLEVER MEN IS ANOTHER THE REVOLUTION OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT AS SOON AS A REVOLUTION HAS MADE 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
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