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Richelieu's plan, in fact, was to found a despotism, though a wise and well ordered despotism, at home, while he made France great by conquests abroad. RICHELIEU'S PLAN IN FACT WAS TO FOUND A DESPOTISM THOUGH A WISE AND WELL ORDERED DESPOTISM AT HOME WHILE HE MADE FRANCE GREAT BY CONQUESTS ABROAD
s beyond any one's power, and Richelieu kept him in absolute subjection, allowing him a favourite with whom to hunt, talk, and amuse himself, but if the friend attempted to rouse the king to shake off the yoke, crushing him ruthlessly. It was the crown rather than the king that the cardinal exalted, putting down whatever resisted. Gaston, Duke of Orleans, the king's only brother, made a futile struggle for power, and freedom of choice in marriage, but was soon overcome. He was spared, as being the only heir to the kingdom, but the Duke of Montmorency, who had been led into his rebellion, was brought to the block, amid the pity and terror of all France. Whoever seemed dangerous to the State, or showed any spirit of independence, was marked by the cardinal, and suffered a hopeless imprisonment, if nothing worse; but at the same time his government was intelligent and able, and promoted prosperity, as far as was possible where there was such a crushing of individual spirit and enterprise. EBLE ALIKE IN MIND AND BODY WAS BEYOND ANY ONE'S POWER AND ROCHELIEU KEPT HIM IN ABSOLUTE SUBJECTION ALLOWING HIM A FAVORITE WITH WHOM TO HUNT TALK AND AMUSE HIMSELF BUT IF THE FRIEND ATTEMPTED TO ROUSE THE KING TO SHAKE OFF THE YOKE CRUSHING HIM RUTHLESSLY IT WAS THE CROWN RATHER THAN THE KING THAT THE CARDINAL EXULTED PUTTING DOWN WHATEVER RESISTED GASTON DUKE OF ORLEANS THE KING'S ONLY BROTHER MADE A FUTILE STRUGGLE FOR POWER AND FREEDOM OF CHOICE IN MARRIAGE BUT WAS SOON OVERCOME HE WAS SPARED AS BEING THE ONLY HEIR TO THE KINGDOM BUT THE DUKE OF MONTMORENCY WHO HAD BEEN LED INTO HIS REBELLION WAS BROUGHT TO THE BLOCK AMID THE PITY AND TERROR OF ALL FRANCE WHOEVER SEEMED DANGEROUS TO THE STATE OR SHOWED ANY SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE WAS MARKED BY THE CARDINAL AND SUFFERED A HOPELESS IMPRISONMENT IF NOTHING WORSE BUT AT THE SAME TIME HIS GOVERNMENT WAS INTELLIGENT AND ABLE AND PROMOTED PROSPERITY AS FAR AS WAS POSSIBLE WHERE THERE WAS SUCH A CRUSHING OF INDIVIDUAL SPIRIT AND ENTERPRISE
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