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Royal houses resemble those Indian fig trees, each branch of which, bending over to the earth, takes root and becomes a fig tree itself. Each branch may become a dynasty. On the sole condition that it shall bend down to the people. ROYAL HOUSES RESEMBLE THOSE INDIAN FIG TREES EACH BRANCH OF WHICH BENDING OVER TO THE EARTH TAKES ROOT AND BECOMES A FIG TREE ITSELF EACH BRANCH MAY BECOME A DYNASTY ON THE SOLE CONDITION THAT IT SHALL BEND DOWN TO THE PEOPLE
e 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? 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. What are the qualities of a dynasty? It should be national; that is to say, revolutionary at a distance, not through acts committed, but by reason of ideas accepted. It should be composed of past and be historic; be composed of future and be sympathetic. All this explains why the early revolutions contented themselves with finding a man, Cromwell or Napoleon; and why the second absolutely insisted on finding a family, the House of Brunswick or the House of Orleans. 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 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 WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES OF A DYNASTY IT SHOULD BE NATIONAL THAT IS TO SAY REVOLUTIONARY AT A DISTANCE NOT THROUGH ACTS COMMITTED BUT BY REASON OF IDEAS ACCEPTED IT SHOULD BE COMPOSED OF PAST AND BE HISTORIC BE COMPOSED OF FUTURE AND BE SYMPATHETIC ALL THIS EXPLAINS WHY THE EARLY REVOLUTIONS CONTENTED THEMSELVES WITH FINDING A MAN CROMWELL OR NAPOLEON AND WHY THE SECOND ABSOLUTELY INSISTED ON FINDING A FAMILY THE HOUSE OF BRUNSWICK OR THE HOUSE OF ORLEANS
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