Out of Stock
Overview
Este libro historico puede tener numerosos errores tipograficos y texto faltante. Los compradores pueden descargar una copia gratuita escaneada del libro original (sin errores tipograficos) desde la editorial. No indexado. No se muestra. 1899 edition. Extracto: ... Committee (that of foreign affairs), and they follow exactly the same course in the tribune. In the Department of War was Delacroix, Dantons friend and right hand. Of the report itself, all the last part, and possibly some paragraphs in the middle, were drawn up by Danton. Later we shall see that his preponderance was notorious and a danger to him. Well, Danton and the Committee being so nearly identical, can we make a description of the motive that urged him? I think we can. Desmoulins " Histoire des Brissottins" was certainly not of Dantons inspiration. Camille wrote that deadly pamphlet under the eye of Robespierre. But Fabre dEglantine at the Jacobins, on May the ist, calling on the Girondins "to go, and return when all is settled," is almost using Dantons own phrase--" Quils sen aillent, et quils revennent profiler de notre victoire." All that he and Barrere say, from then to the day of June the 2nd, seems to fall under this formula. He permits the attack of the Commune, while he does everything to moderate its force. He speaks continually for the defence, but he and his Committee refuse to act, and if ever he has spoken a little too strongly, has given the Girondins a little too much power, he retreats somewhat towards the Commune. He resembles a man who is opening a sluice in a dyke of the fen country: behind him is the sea; he admits and plays with its power, but unless his calculation is just it may rush in and overwhelm him. He permitted Paris to strike, and he created a tyranny; both the mob of the capital and the dictatorship were destined to break from his hands. These are, as I read tbem, the causes of the fall of the Girondins. I have dealt with them at this length because the...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217827409 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0217827403 |
| Weight | 0.99 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.68 In |
| List Price | $22.72 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Pages | 302 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
