【】ftheoldstateacy</p>
underseveraltonsofdeks.</p>
thefrenchrevolution</p>
thegreatfrens</p>
theprinciplesofliberty,</p>
frateityandequalityuntoall</p>
thepeopleoftheearth</p>
beforealkaboutarevolutionitisjustashat</p>
eans.ierofa</p>
greatrussianerandrussiansoughttoknothey</p>
aretalkingaboutinthisfieldarevolutionis``asoverthrow,</p>
iionsakeuries</p>
torootinthesoil,andseeofixedandiovablethat</p>
eveardentreforrshardlydaretoattackthen</p>
theirblingawayinabrief</p>
period,ofallthatuptothattihasposedtheessence</p>
ofsoiclifeinanation.</p>
sucharevolutiontookplafraheeighteenth</p>
turyheoldcivilisationoftheuntryhadgrown</p>
stale.thekinginthedaysoflouisxivhadbee</p>
everythinganderly</p>
thecivilservantofthefederalstate,founditselfhoutany</p>
dutiesaoftheroyalurt.</p>
thisfrenchstateoftheeighteeury,ho</p>
ihisneyhadtobeproduced</p>
intheforftaxes.unfortuhekingsoffrancehad</p>
rongenoughtoforcethenobilityandtheclergy</p>
topaytheirshareofthesetaxes.heaxeswerepaid</p>
entirelybytheagriculturalpopulation.butthepeasants</p>
livingindrearyhovels,nolongeriniacththeir</p>
forrlandlords,butviruelandiland</p>
agents,badtohey</p>
selvesincreasedretusupontheir</p>
landrelyaaxesandnothingfortheelves</p>
andthereforetheyedtheirfieldsaschastheydared.</p>
heysplendour</p>
throughthevasthallsofhispalaces,habituallyfollowedby</p>
hungryofficeseekers,allofliveuponthereveained</p>
froeasahanthebeastsofthe</p>
fields.itisnotapleasantpicture,butitisnotexaggerated.</p>
therehersidetothesocalled``an</p>
regiustkeepinnd.</p>
aiddleloselyedhthenobility</p>
bytheusualpr</p>
thepoorbaronssonandaurtposedofallthest</p>
eainingpeopleoffrance,hadbroughtthepoliteartof</p>
graent.asthebestbrains</p>
oftheuntryselvesh</p>
questionsofpolitiocs,theyspenttheiridlehours</p>
uponthediscussionofabstractideas.</p>
asfashionsihoughtandpersonalbehaviour</p>
arequiteaslikelytoruresasfashionindress,it</p>
ostartifiietyofthatdayshould</p>
takeatrendousiinple</p>
life.thekingandthequeen,theabsoluteanduioned</p>
proprietorsofthisuntrygalledfraogetherhallits</p>
loniesanddependeoliveinfunnylittleuntry</p>
housesalldressedupaslkidsandstableboysandplayed</p>
atbeingshepherdsinahappyvaleofahellas.around</p>