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,ATTEMPTS ( ! ,GIROND9S TO ,/OP ! ,REVOLUTION 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PHOTO BY HALOP]IDOL1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,GIROND9S REPRES5T MIDDLE CLASSES -- ,!Y SUPPORT ,LIB]TY1 BUT OPPOSE ,EQUALITY -- ,VIEWS ( ,BRISSOT* -- ,GIROND9S & AN>*I/S 

,SO LONG AS IT WAS A QUE/ION ( OV]?R[+ ! OLD REGIME ( ABSOLUTE MON>*Y1 ! ,GIROND9S W]E 9 ! FRONT RANK4 ,HI<-SPIRIT$1 FE>LESS POETS IMBU$ ) ADMIRATION = ! REPUBLICS ( ANTIQUITY1 & DESIR\S ( P[] AT ! SAME TIME -- H[ C\LD !Y ADAPT !MSELVES TO ! OLD REGIME8 

,!RE=E1 :ILE ! PEASANTS W]E BURN+ ! *ATEAUX ( ! L&LORDS & !IR TAX-REGI/]S1 :ILE ! PEOPLE W]E DEMOLI%+ ! RELICS ( FEUDAL S]VITUDE1 ! ,GIROND9S W]E BUSY *IEFLY ) E/ABLI%+ ! NEW POLITICAL =MS ( GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y SAW !MSELVES ALREADY 9 P[]1 MA/]S ( ! DE/9Y ( ,FRANCE1 S5D+ =? >MIES TO C>RY ,LIB]TY 9TO ! F\R QU>T]S ( ! E>?4 

,AS TO BREAD = ! PEOPLE1 DID !Y EV] ?9K AB\T ?AT8 ,C]TA9 IT IS ?AT !Y NEV] REALIZ$ ! =CE ( RESI/ANCE POSSESS$ BY ! OLD REGIME1 & ?AT !Y NEV] ?\<T ?AT TO CONQU] ?IS =CE !Y W\LD HAVE TO APPEAL TO ! PEOPLE4 ,! PEOPLE MU/ PAY ! TAXES1 VOTE AT ELECTIONS1 FURNI% SOLDI]S TO ! ,/ATE2 BUT AS TO MAK+ OR UNMAK+ POLITICAL =MS ( GOV]NM5T1 ?AT MU/ BE ! WORK ( ! ?9K]S1 ( ! GOV]N+ CLASS1 ( ! /ATESM54 

,!RE=E1 :5 ! ,K+ HAD SUMMON$ ! ,G]MANS TO HIS AID1 & !Y W]E ON !IR WAY TO ,P>IS1 ! ,GIROND9S1 :O HAD WI%$ = ! W> TO RID !M ( ! ,C\RT1 REFUS$ TO APPEAL TO ! PEOPLE 9 REVOLT TO REPEL ! 9VASION & DRIVE \T ! TRAITORS FROM ! ,TUIL]IES4 ,EV5 AFT] ,AUGU/ #a1 ! IDEA ( REPELL+ ! =EIGN] BY ! ,REVOLUTION SEEM$ SO HATEFUL TO !M1 ?AT ,ROL& CONVOK$ ! LEAD+ M51 9CLUD+ ,DANTON & HIS FRI5DS1 TO SPEAK TO !M AB\T HIS PLAN4 ,?IS WAS TO FLEE1 TO TRANSPORT ! ,ASSEMBLY & ! PRISON] ,K+ TO ,BLOIS FIR/ & !NCE TO ! ,S\?1 ?US DELIV]+ UP ! ,NOR? ( ,FRANCE TO ! 9VAD]S1 & CON*A/ITUT+ A LITTLE REPUBLIC SOME:]E 9 ! ,GIRONDE4 

,! PEOPLE1 ! REVOLUTION>Y 5?USIASM ( ! PEOPLE :I* SAV$ ,FRANCE1 DID NOT EXI/ = !M4 ,!Y W]E M]ELY BUREAUCRATS4 

,ALTOGE!R ! ,GIROND9S W]E ! FAI?FUL REPRES5TATIVES ( ! MIDDLE CLASSES4 ,ACCORD+ AS ! PEOPLE GREW BOLD]1 & CLAIM$ ?AT ! RI* %\LD BE TAX$1 & EQUAL *ANCES ( WEAL? BE GIV5 TO ALL2 AS SOON AS !Y DEM&$ EQUALITY AS ! NECESS>Y CONDITION ( LIB]TY*A! MIDDLE CLASSES BEGAN TO SAY IT WAS TIME TO DRAW ! L9E BETWE5 !MSELVES & ! PEOPLE & TO R$UCE ! POPUL> MASSES TO 0ORD]40 

,! ,GIROND9S FOLL[$ ?IS CURR5T4 ,:5 !Y CAME 9TO P[]1 !SE MIDDLE-CLASS REVOLUTION>IES1 :O UNTIL !N HAD GIV5 !MSELVES HE>T & S\L TO ! ,REVOLUTION1 SEPA*>AT$ !MSELVES FROM ! PEOPLE4 ,! EF=TS ( ! PEOPLE1 9 /RIV+ TO SET UP ITS [N POLITICAL ORGANIZATION )9 ! SECTIONS ( ! L>GE CITIES1 & ! POPUL> SOCIETIES ?R\<-\T ,FRANCE1 !IR DESIRE TO M>* =W>D ON ! ROAD ( ,EQUALITY W]E 9 !IR EYES A DANG] = ! :OLE ( ! PROP]TI$ CLASSES1 & CON/ITUT$ A CRIME4 

,& H5CE=? ! ,GIROND9S RESOLV$ TO /OP ! ,REVOLU*ATION3 TO E/ABLI% A /RONG GOV]NM5T & TO R$UCE ! PEOPLE TO SUBMISSION*ABY MEANS ( ! GUILLOT9E IF NE$ BE4 ,9 ORD] TO COMPREH5D ! GREAT DRAMA ( ! ,REVOLUTION :I* 5D$ 9 ! 9SURRECTION ( ,P>IS ON ,MAY #c#a1 & ! 0PURIFICATION0 ( ! ,CONV5TION1 ONE MU/ READ :AT ! ,GIROND9S SAID !MSELVES2 & 9 ?IS RESPECT ! TWO PAMPHLETS ( ,BRISSOT >E ESPECIALLY 9/RUCTIVE40.<#a.> 

0,I ?\<T1 ON 5T]+ ! ,CONV5TION10 SAYS ,BRISSOT 0?AT S9CE ROYALTY WAS ANNIHILAT$1 & S9CE NE>LY ALL P[] WAS CONC5TRAT$ 9 ! H&S ( ! PEOPLE OR ( !IR REPRES5TATIVES1 ! PATRIOTS MU/ *ANGE !IR WAY ( PROCE$+ S9CE !IR POSITION HAD *ANG$40 

0,I ?\<T ?AT ! 9SURRECTION>Y MOVEM5T MU/ CEASE1 BECAUSE1 :5 !RE WAS NO LONG] A TYRANNY TO BE /RUCK D[N1 !RE \<T TO BE NO LONG] ANY =CE 9 9SURRECTION40.<#b.> 

0,I ?\<T10 ,BRISSOT SAYS FUR!R ON1 ?AT ORD] ALONE C\LD PRODUCE TRANQUILITY2 ?AT ORD] CONSI/$ ( A RELIGI\S RESPECT = ! LAWS1 ! MAGI/RATES & ! SAFETY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4444 ,I ?\<T1 CONSEQU5TLY1 ?AT ORD]1 ALSO1 WAS A TRULY REVOLUTION>Y MEASURE4444 ,I ?\<T !RE=E ?AT ! REAL 5EMIES ( ! PEOPLE & ( ! ,REPUBLIC W]E ! AN>*I/S1 ! PREA*]S ( AGR>IAN LAW1 ! EXCIT]S ( S$ITION40.<#c.> 

0,TW5TY AN>*I/S10 ,BRISSOT GOES ON TO SAY1 0HAVE USURP$ AN 9FLU5CE 9 ! ,CONV5TION :I* %\LD BELONG TO REASON ALONE40 ,FOLL[ ! DEBATES & Y\ %ALL SEE ON ONE SIDE M5 CON/ANTLY OCCUPI$ ) ! C>E ( CAUS+ ! LAWS1 ! CON/ITUT$ AU?ORITIES & PROP]TY TO BE RESPECT$2 & ON ! O!R H& >E M5 CON/ANTLY OCCUPI$ 9 KEEP+ ! PEOPLE AGITAT$1 9 DISCR$IT+ BY CALUMNY ! CON/ITUT$ AU?ORITIES1 9 PROTECT+ ! IMPUNITY ( CRIME1 & 9 LOOS5*A+ ALL ! BONDS ( SOCIETY40.<#d.> 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT ?OSE :OM ,BRISSOT CALL$ 0AN>*I/S0 COMPRIS$ V]Y DIV]SE ELEM5TS4 ,BUT !Y ALL HAD ?IS ONE TRAIT 9 COMMON3 !Y DID NOT BELIEVE ! ,REVOLUTION HAD 5D$1 & !Y ACT$ ACCORD+LY4 

,!Y KNEW ?AT ! ,CONV5TION W\LD DO NO?+ )\T BE+ =C$ BY ! PEOPLE4 ,& = ?AT REASON !Y ORGANIZ$ ! POPUL> RIS+4 ,9 ,P>IS !Y PROCLAIM$ ! SOV]EIGN P[] ( ! ,COMMUNE1 & !Y TRI$ TO E/ABLI% NATIONAL UNITY1 NOT BY MEANS ( A C5TRAL GOV]NM5T1 BUT BY DIRECT RELATIONS E/ABLI%$ BETWE5 ! MUNICIPALITY & ! SECTIONS ( ,P>IS1 & ! ?IRTY-SIX ?\S& COMMUNES ( ,FRANCE4 

,N[ ?IS IS PRECISELY :AT ! ,GIROND9S W\LD NOT ALL[4 

0,I HAVE DECL>$10 SAYS ,BRISSOT1 0S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,CONV5TION ?AT !RE WAS 9 ,FRANCE A P>TY ( DIS-ORGANIZ]S1 :I* WAS T5D+ T[>DS ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,REPUBLIC1 EV5 :ILE IT WAS 9 ITS CRADLE4444 ,I CAN PROVE TO-DAY3 FIR/1 ?AT ?IS P>TY ( AN>*I/S HAS DOM9AT$ & /ILL DOM9ATES NE>LY ALL ! DELIB]ATIONS ( ! ,CONV5TION & ! WORK+S ( ! ,EXECUTIVE ,C\NCIL2 SECONDLY1 ?AT ?IS P>TY HAS BE5 & /ILL IS ! SOLE CAUSE ( ALL ! EVILS1 9T]NAL AS WELL AS ! EXT]NAL1 :I* AFFLICT ,FRANCE2 & ?IRDLY1 ?AT ! ,REPUBLIC CAN ONLY BE SAV$ BY TAK+ RIGOR\S MEASURES TO WRE/ ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! NATION FROM ! DESPOTISM ( ?IS FACTION40 

,= ANY ONE :O KN[S ! *>ACT] ( ! EPO*1 ?IS LANGUAGE IS QUITE PLA94 ,BRISSOT WAS SIMPLY DEM&+ ! GUILLOT9E = ?OSE :OM HE CALL$ AN>*I/S & :O1 BY WANT+ TO GO ON ) ! ,REVOLUTION & TO F9I% ! ABOLITION ( ! FEUDAL SY/EM1 W]E PREV5T+ ! MIDDLE CLASSES1 & ! ,GIROND9S 9 P>TICUL>1 FROM MANIPULAT+ ! ,CONV5TION TO !IR [N ADVANTAGE4 

0,IT IS NECESS>Y1 !RE=E1 TO DEF9E ?IS AN>*Y10 SAYS ! REPRES5TATIVE ,GIROND91 & H]E IS HIS DEF9ITION30 

0,LAWS ?AT >E NOT C>RI$ 9TO EFFECT1 AU?ORITIES )\T =CE & DESPIS$1 CRIME UNPUNI%$1 PROP]TY ATTACK$1 ! SAFETY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL VIOLAT$1 ! MORALITY ( ! PEOPLE CORRUPT$1 NO CON/ITUTION1 NO GOV]NM5T1 NO JU/ICE1 !SE >E ! FEATURES ( AN>*Y60 

,BUT1 IS NOT ?IS PRECISELY ! WAY BY :I* ALL REVOLUTIONS >E MADE8 ,AS IF ,BRISSOT HIMSELF DID NOT KN[ IT1 & HAD NOT PRACTIC$ IT BE=E ATTA9+ P[]6 ,= ?REE YE>S1 FROM ,MAY #a<i TO ,AUGU/1 #a1 #a#g#i#b1 IT HAD BE5 NECESS>Y TO DESPISE ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,K+*A& TO HAVE AN 0AU?ORITY )\T =CE10 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO OV]?R[ IT ON ,AUGU/ #a4 

,ONLY :AT ,BRISSOT WANT$ WAS1 ?AT ONCE ?AT PO9T HAD BE5 REA*$1 & ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,K+ WAS OV]?R[N1 ! ,REVOLUTION MI<T CEASE ! SAME DAY4 

,S9CE ROYALTY WAS OV]?R[N & ! ,CONV5TION HAD BECOME ! SUPREME P[]1 0ALL 9SURRECTION>Y MOVEM5T10 HE TELLS US1 0\<T TO HAVE /OPP$40 

,:AT 
WAS MO/ DI/A/EFUL TO ! ,GIROND9S WAS ! T5D5CY ( ! ,REVOLUTION 
T[>DS ,EQUALITY*A! MO/ DOM9ANT T5D5CY 9 ! ,REVOLUTION AT ?IS MOM5T1 
AS ,M4 ,FAGUET HAS DE>LY DEMON/RAT$4.<#e.> 
,?US1 ,BRISSOT C\LD NOT =GIVE ! ,JACOB9 ,CLUB = HAV+ TAK5 ! NAME*ANOT 
0,FRI5DS ( ! ,REPUBLIC10 BUT 0,FRI5DS ( ,LIB]TY & ,EQUALITY10*A*AESPECIALLY 
( ,EQUALITY6 ,& HE C\LD NOT P>DON ! 0AN>*A*I/S0 = HAV+ 
9SPIR$ ! PETITIONS 0( ?OSE WORK]S 9 ! CAMP AT ,P>IS :O /YL$ !MSELVES ! NATION1 & :O 
WI%$ TO FIX !IR SAL>Y BY ?AT ( ! DEPUTIES60.<#f.> 

0,! 
DISORGANIZ]S10 HE SAYS ELSE:]E1 0>E ?OSE :O WANT TO LEVEL 
EV]Y?+*APROP]TY1 COM=TS1 ! PRICE ( COMMODITIES1 ! V>I\S S]VICES 
R5D]$ TO ! ,/ATE1 @&C41 :O WANT ! WORKM5 9 ! CAMP TO RECEIVE 
! SAL>Y ( ! LEGISLATOR2 :O WANT TO LEVEL EV5 TAL5TS1 KN[L$GE1 ! 
VIRTUES1 BECAUSE !Y HAVE NONE ( !SE ?+S40.<#g.> 

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.<#a.> ,BRISSOT 0SES COMMETTANTS 7,MAY #b#c1 #a#g#i#c71 & ,A T\S LES REPUBLICANS DE ,FRANCE 7,OCTOB] #b#d1 #a#g#i#b74 

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.<#e.> ,L'OEUVRE SOCIALE DE LA ,R*AVOLUTION FRAN*AAISE1 $IT$1 ) 9TRODUCTION1 BY ,EMILE ,FAGUET4 ,P>IS1 UNDAT$1 8#a#i4 

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