There was ample opportunity for her people now.

What would they do with it?
What would they build upon the ruins of their ancient despotism?
What would be the starting-point for such a task--every connecting link with an historic past broken, and the armies of an indignant Europe pressing in upon every side?
Could they ever wipe out the stain which had made them odious in the sight of Christendom?
Would they ever be forgiven for disgracing the name of Liberty?
It was the power and genius of a single man which was going to make the world forget her disgrace, and cover France with a mantle more glorious than she had ever worn..