Your secret favour is their strength.

Ought you now to ally yourself to the enemies or the friends of the constitution?
Pronounce once for all.

Royalty, clergy, nobility, aristocracy, must abhor these changes, which destroy them: on the other hand, the people see the triumph of their rights in the Revolution and will not allow themselves to be despoiled.

The declaration of rights has become their new Gospel: liberty is henceforth the religion of the people.

In this shock of opposing interests, all sentiments have become extreme--opinions have assumed the accent of enthusiasm.