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2) She was married to Louis in order to forge an alliance between the Austrian Hapsburgs and French Bourbons4) . He became the first to note that the Creator endowed man with certain natural rights. Among these were the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which appeared in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Declaration of Independence. By the way, Thomas Jefferson had a part in writing both of those documents. 5) In this manner, Robespierre would become the pure, incorruptible idealist who would, under cover of the blood and thunder of the French Revolution, attempt to create a nation of virtue and happiness (blue skies and butterflies), but instead would create a world of TERROR! In May 1789, Robespierre, a 30-year old lawyer, won election to the Estates General and moved from his hometown of Arras to the capital city of Paris. His sister, Charlotte, went along as his housekeeper. Robespierre arrived in Paris only 2 months before the pressure cooker exploded. 7) He believed that the checks and balances inherent in such a system would be the best guarantee of liberty because power could not be concentrated in too few hands. 13) Smith argued that a government should not try to control business, but instead allow it to operate on the basis of natural laws of supply and demand. Of course, to the business class bourgeoisie Adam Smith was the God of Economics because his philosophy allowed them to operate freely in order to achieve the greatest profit (capital). |
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1) In this manner, Robespierre would become the pure, incorruptible idealist who would, under cover of the blood and thunder of the French Revolution, attempt to create a nation of virtue and happiness (blue skies and butterflies), but instead would create a world of TERROR! In May 1789, Robespierre, a 30-year old lawyer, won election to the Estates General and moved from his hometown of Arras to the capital city of Paris. His sister, Charlotte, went along as his housekeeper. Robespierre arrived in Paris only 2 months before the pressure cooker exploded. 3) Whole units of the French army deserted and joined the people. One artillery battalion turned its guns on the fortress. After much chaos, the governor of the Bastille surrendered and walked out with his hands in the air6) . He became the first to note that the Creator endowed man with certain natural rights. Among these were the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which appeared in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Declaration of Independence. By the way, Thomas Jefferson had a part in writing both of those documents. 8) . Developing his idea of ridding man of civilization and returning to nature he wrote a book called Social Contract which began with the stirring words: 9) took the throne in 1774 at the age of 20 upon the death of his grandfather, Louis XV. Intelligent and well intentioned, he lacked the will of a strong commander. Consequently, he floundered around never making up his mind10) In this manner, Robespierre would become the pure, incorruptible idealist who would, under cover of the blood and thunder of the French Revolution, attempt to create a nation of virtue and happiness (blue skies and butterflies), but instead would create a world of TERROR! In May 1789, Robespierre, a 30-year old lawyer, won election to the Estates General and moved from his hometown of Arras to the capital city of Paris. His sister, Charlotte, went along as his housekeeper. Robespierre arrived in Paris only 2 months before the pressure cooker exploded. 11) He was a leading advocate of free speech, free press & tolerance. 12) Smith argued that a government should not try to control business, but instead allow it to operate on the basis of natural laws of supply and demand. Of course, to the business class bourgeoisie Adam Smith was the God of Economics because his philosophy allowed them to operate freely in order to achieve the greatest profit (capital). 14) His thoughts on the nobles and clergy may be summed up with his own words, “Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the guts of the last priest.” 15) He was a leading advocate of free speech, free press & tolerance. 16) His thoughts on the nobles and clergy may be summed up with his own words, “Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the guts of the last priest.” 17) He believed that the checks and balances inherent in such a system would be the best guarantee of liberty because power could not be concentrated in too few hands. 18) Whole units of the French army deserted and joined the people. One artillery battalion turned its guns on the fortress. After much chaos, the governor of the Bastille surrendered and walked out with his hands in the air19) . Developing his idea of ridding man of civilization and returning to nature he wrote a book called Social Contract which began with the stirring words: |
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