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He may be and it is useful for him to be a revolutionary; that is to say, a participant in his own person in that revolution, that he should have lent a hand to it, that he should have either compromised or distinguished himself therein, that he should have touched the axe or wielded the sword in it. HE MAY BE AND IT IS USEFUL FOR HIM TO BE A REVOLUTIONARY THAT IS TO SAY A PARTICIPANT IN HIS OWN PERSON IN THAT REVOLUTION THAT HE SHOULD HAVE LENT A HAND TO IT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE EITHER COMPROMISED OR DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF THEREIN THAT HE SHOULD HAVE TOUCHED THE AX OR WIELDED THE SWORD IN IT
rofitable 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. 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. If we place ourselves at the point of view of the “statesmen,” after making all allowances, of course, after a revolution, what are the qualities of the king which result from it? TING 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 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 IF WE PLACE OURSELVES AT THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE STATESMAN AFTER MAKING ALL ALLOWANCES OF COURSE AFTER A REVOLUTION WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES OF A KING WHICH RESULT FROM IT
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