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This, then, is what appears to philosophical politicians:— At the same time that weary men demand repose, accomplished facts demand guarantees. Guarantees are the same to facts that repose is to men. This is what England demanded of the Stuarts after the Protector; this is what France demanded of the Bourbons after the Empire. These guarantees are a necessity of the times. They must be accorded. THIS THEN IS WHAT APPEARS TO PHILOSOPHICAL POLITICIAN AT THE SAME TIME THAT WEARY MEN DEMAND REPOSE ACCOMPLISHED FACTS DEMAND GUARANTEE GUARANTEES ARE THE SAME TO FACTS THAT REPOSE IS TO MEN THIS IS WHAT ENGLAND DEMANDED OF THE STUARTS AFTER THE PROTECTOR THIS IS WHAT FRANCE DEMANDED OF THE BOURBONS AFTER THE EMPIRE THESE GUARANTEES ARE A NECESSITY OF THE TIME THEY MUST BE ACCORDED
ur heads. We would exchange Cæsar for Prusias, and Napoleon for the King of Yvetot. “What a good little king was he!” We have marched since daybreak, we have reached the evening of a long and toilsome day; we have made our first change with Mirabeau, the second with Robespierre, the third with Bonaparte; we are worn out. Each one demands a bed. Devotion which is weary, heroism which has grown old, ambitions which are sated, fortunes which are made, seek, demand, implore, solicit, what? A shelter. They have it. They take possession of peace, of tranquillity, of leisure; behold, they are content. But, at the same time certain facts arise, compel recognition, and knock at the door in their turn. These facts are the products of revolutions and wars, they are, they exist, they have the right to install themselves in society, and they do install themselves therein; and most of the time, facts are the stewards of the household and fouriers32 who do nothing but prepare lodgings for principles. OUGH WE HAVE THEM HEAPED HIGHER THAN OUR HEADS WE WOULD EXCHANGE CAESAR FOR PRUSIAS AND NAPOLEON FOR THE KING OF YVETOTOT WHAT A GOOD LITTLE KING WAS HE WE HAVE MARCHED SINCE DAYBREAK WE HAVE REACHED THE EVENING OF A LONG AND TOILSOME DAY WE HAVE MADE OUR FIRST CHANGE WITH MIRABEAU THE SECOND WITH ROBESPIERRE THE THIRD WITH BONAPARTE WE ARE WORN OUT EACH ONE DEMANDS A BED DEVOTION WHICH IS WEARY HEROISM WHICH HAS GROWN OLD AMBITIONS WHICH ARE SATED FORTUNES WHICH ARE MADE SEEK DEMAND IMPLORE SOLICIT WHAT A SHELTER THEY HAVE IT THEY TAKE POSSESSION OF PEACE OF TRANQUILLITY OF LEISURE BEHOLD THEY ARE CONTENT BUT AT THE SAME TIME CERTAIN FACTS ARISE COMPEL RECOGNITION AND KNOCK AT THE DOOR IN THEIR TURN THESE FACTS ARE THE PRODUCTS OF REVOLUTIONS AND WARS THEY ARE THEY EXIST THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSTALL THEMSELVES IN SOCIETY AND THEY DO INSTALL THEMSELVES THEREIN AND MOST OF THE TIME FACTS ARE THE STEWARDS OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND FOURRIERS WHO DO NOTHING BUT PREPARE LODGINGS FOR PRINCIPLES
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