Their roots are not only in my army, but in Paris, in the Convention, in the departments, and in the armies of those generals, my colleagues, who think as I do.

I wish to do nothing by halves.
There must be a complete end of the present state of things.

France cannot continue a Republic.

She must have a king, and that king must be Louis XVIII.

But we must not commence the counter- revolution until we are certain of effecting it.