第77节

    【】inthefields.alltheolivetreesofthe

    provene

    thingbutuldaillionstarving

    people.everysourred.ageionbefore

    thesey.butthe

    heneobearfruit.

    peoplebegantouandthatashotgunisnoeffective

    redyforahungrystodeventhesoldierse

    frongthepeopleobedependedupon.

    itething

    defiainthepopulargoodagaiated.

    hereandthereintheprovinces,littleindeperepublics

    ablishedbyfollohenehecry

    of``notaxationhoutrepresentationthesloganofthe

    arirebelsaquarterofaturybeforewasheard

    ahfulddleclasses.francehreatenedh

    generalanarchy.toappeasethepeopleandtoihe

    royalpopularity,thegoventuedlysuspehe

    forrverystriofsorshipofbooks.atoncea

    floodofinkdesdeduponfrance.everybody,highor

    loorethan2000

    pahletseniedebrienneaway

    byastorfabuse.nealledbaate,

    asbestheuld,thenationdiatelythestock

    rket,people

    suspendedjudgntforalittleayof

    1789theestatesgeneralbleahe

    oftheeion

    ofrecreatingthekingdoffraoahealthyandhappy

    state.

    thisprevailihatthebihe

    peopleosolvealldifficulties,proveddisastrous.

    itladallpersonaleffortduringnyiortantnths.

    insteadofkeepingthegoventinhisothis

    kerallohingtodrift.hence

    thereoniousdebateuponthe

    besttheoldkingdoeveryhepower

    ofthepoliceheparissuburbs,

    uheleadershipofprofessionalagitatraduallybegan

    todisvertheirstrength,aoplaytherole

    obetheirsallthroughtheyearsofthegreatu,

    heyactedasthebrutefortual

    leadersoftherevolutiontosecurethosethingshuld

    ainediitefashion.

    asasoptothepeasantsandtheddlekerde

    cidedthattheyshouldbealloationin

    theestatesgeneral.uponthissubject,theabbesieyesthen

    ouspahlet,``todoesthethirdestate

    auntiothenclusionthatthethird

    estateanagiventotheddleountto

    everything,thatithadnotauoanythingi,

    andthatitnoounttosothing.heexpressed

    thesentintofthegreatjorityofthepeoplehe

    bestisoftheuntryatheart.

    finallytheelestookpladerthenditions

    iginable.en

    and621representativesofthethirdestatepackedtheir

    trunkstogotoversailles.thethirdestateo

    inousreports

    ahiersinanyplaintsandgrievances

    oftheirnstituentshadbeentendoage

    freatfinalactthatosavefrance.

    theestatesgeneralay5th,1789.

    thekingour.theclergyandthenobility

    letitbeknohattheyogiveupasingleone

    oftheirprivileges.thekingorderedthethreegroupsof

    representativestoetindifferentrooanddiscusstheir

    grievancesseparately.thethirdestaterefusedtoobeytheroyal

    nd.theytookasoleoathtothateffeasquash

    urthastilyputinorderforthepurposeofthisillegaleting

    ohofjune,1789.theyinsistedthatallthree

    estates,nobility,eettogether

    andsoinfordhisjesty.thekinggavein.

    asthe``nationalassely,theestatesgeneralbegan

    todis.thekinggot

    angry.thenagaiated.hesaidthathewouldnever

    surrenderhisabsolutepohunting,fot

    allaboutthecaresofthestateandthe

    chasehegavein.foritheroyalhabittodht

    thingattheeinthehepeople

    andgavetheothing.

    then,ultitude

    ofpoorpeople,thekingsurrenderedandgavehissubjects

    e,hohepeople

    edyed.heking

    signedhisnatotheroyaldecreeedhisbeloved

    subjectsaandbtheyhreateningtokilltheentireroyal

    falyuheyreceivedaplusbplusdsoon,

    throughtheanduptothescaffold.

    unfortuhekierbehind.

    heneveruoodthis.evenwhenhelaidhisheadunder

    theguillotithatheuchabusednwhohad

    receivedastuthehandsofpeople

    hehadlovedtothebestofhislitedability.

    historical``ifs,asihaveoftenwaedyou,areneverof

    anyvalue.itisveryeasyforustosaythatthenarchy

    ghthavebeensaved``iflouishadbeenanofgreater

    energyandlesskindnessofheart.butthekingalone.

    even``ifhehadpossessedtheruthlessstrengthofnapoleon,

    hiscareerduringthesedifficultdaysghthavebeeneasily

    ruinedbyhisariatheresaof

    austriaandheteristicvirtuesand

    vicesofayounggirlost

    autocratiddiaevalurtofthatage.

    shedeustbetakenandplanneda

    unterrevolution.neckerissedandloyal

    troopsoparis.thepeople,heyheardof

    this,stordthefortressofthebastilleprison,andonthe

    fourteenthofjulyoftheyear1789,theydestroyedthis

    faliarbutchhatedsyolofautopower

    obeapoliticalprisonand

    hekupforpiketsandsend

    storyn.nyoftheookthehintahe

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