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The Origins of Contemporary France
Volume 3 (of 6)

CHAPTER II
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I remained without a situation, and only after many long years did I succeed in buying the post of advocate in the Royal Council.

The Revolution came, when I, and all like me, threw themselves into it.

The ancient regime forced us to do so, by providing a good education for us, without providing an opening for our talents." This applies to Robespierre, C.Desmoulins, Brissot, Vergniaud, and others.] [Footnote 1203: Religious order founded in Rome in 1654 by saint Philippe Neri and who dedicated their efforts to preaching and the education of children.

(SR)] [Footnote 1204: Dauban, "La Demagogie a Paris en 1793," and "Paris in 1794." Read General Henriot's orders of the day in these two works.
Comparton, "Histoire du Tribunal Revolutionaire de Paris," a letter by Trinchard, I.306 (which is here given in the original, on account of the ortography): "Si tu nest pas toute seulle et que le compagnion soit a travailler tu peus ma chaire amie ventir voir juger 24 mesieurs tous si devent president ou conselier au parlement de Paris et de Toulouse.
Je t'ainvite a prendre quelque chose aven de venir parcheque nous naurons pas fini de 3 hurres.

Je t'embrase ma chaire amie et epouge."-Ibid.


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