The aristocracy, being once declared a venomous plant, it is not sufficient to prime it away, but it must be extirpated, not only dug up by the root, but its seed must be crushed out .-- A malignant prejudice is aroused against it, and this grows from day to day.

The stings of self-conceit, the disappointments of ambition, and envious sentiments have prepared the way.

Its hard, dry kernel consists of the abstract idea of equality.

All around revolutionary fervor has caused blood to flow, has embittered tempers, intensified sensibilities, and created a painful abscess which daily irritation renders still more painful.

Through steadily brooding over a purely speculative preference this has become a fixed idea, and is becoming a murderous one.