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  Doubtlessintheselastinstancesthepeoplewasdeceived。Butwithouttherevolutionaryconspiracieswhichledtodisorder,itwouldnothavebeenimpelledtoseekthemeansofescapetherefrom。

  Thefactsrecalledinthischaptermustnotbeforgottenifwewishfullytocomprehendthevariousrolesofthepeopleduringrevolution。Itsactionisconsiderable,butveryunlikethatimaginedbythelegendswhoserepetitionaloneconstitutestheirvitality。

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  THEFORMSOFMENTALITYPREVALENTDURINGREVOLUTION

  CHAPTERI

  INDIVIDUALVARIATIONSOFCHARACTERINTIMEOFREVOLUTION

  1。TransformationsofPersonality。

  Ihavedweltatlengthelsewhereuponacertaintheoryofcharacter,withoutwhichitisabsolutelyimpossibletounderstanddiverstransformationsorinconsistenciesofconductwhichoccuratcertainmoments,notablyintimeofrevolution。

  Herearetheprincipalpointsofthistheory:

  Everyindividualpossesses,besideshishabitualmentality,which,whentheenvironmentdoesnotalter,isalmostconstant,variouspossibilitiesofcharacterwhichmaybeevokedbypassingevents。

  Thepeoplewhosurroundusarethecreaturesofcertaincircumstances,butnotofallcircumstances。Ouregoconsistsoftheassociationofinnumerablecellularegos,theresiduesofancestralpersonalities。Bytheircombinationtheyformanequilibriumwhichisfairlypermanentwhenthesocialenvironmentdoesnotvary。Assoonasthisenvironmentisconsiderablymodified,asintimeofinsurrection,thisequilibriumisbroken,andthedissociatedelementsconstitute,byafreshaggregation,anewpersonality,whichismanifestedbyideas,feelings,andactionsverydifferentfromthoseformerlyobservedinthesameindividual。ThusitisthatduringtheTerrorweseehonestbourgeoisandpeacefulmagistrateswhowerenotedfortheirkindnessturnedintobloodthirstyfanatics。

  Undertheinfluenceofenvironmenttheoldpersonalitymaythereforegiveplacetooneentirelynew。Forthisreasontheactorsingreatreligiousandpoliticalcrisesoftenseemofadifferentessencetoourselves;yettheydonotdifferfromus;

  therepetitionofthesameeventswouldbringbackthesamemen。

  Napoleonperfectlyunderstoodthesepossibilitiesofcharacterwhenhesaid,inSaintHelena:——

  ``ItisbecauseIknowjusthowgreatapartchanceplaysinourpoliticaldecisions,thatIhavealwaysbeenwithoutprejudices,andveryindulgentastothepartmenhavetakenduringourdisturbances……Intimeofrevolutiononecanonlysaywhatonehasdone;itwouldnotbewisetosaythatonecouldnothavedoneotherwise……Menaredifficulttounderstandifwewanttobejust……Dotheyknowthemselves?Dotheyaccountforthemselvesveryclearly?Therearevirtuesandvicesofcircumstance。’’

  Whenthenormalpersonalityhasbeendisaggregatedundertheinfluenceofcertainevents,howdoesthenewpersonalityformitself?Byseveralmeans,themostactiveofwhichistheacquisitionofastrongbelief。Thisorientatesalltheelementsoftheunderstanding,asthemagnetcollectsintoregularcurvesthefilingsofamagneticmetal。

  Thuswereformedthepersonalitiesobservedintimesofgreatcrises:theCrusades,theReformation,theRevolutionnotably。

  Atnormaltimestheenvironmentvarieslittle,sothatasaruleweseeonlyasinglepersonalityintheindividualsthatsurroundus。Sometimes,however,ithappensthatweobserveseveral,whichincertaincircumstancesmayreplaceoneanother。

  Thesepersonalitiesmaybecontradictoryandeveninimical。Thisphenomenon,exceptionalundernormalconditions,isconsiderablyaccentuatedincertainpathologicalconditions。Morbidpsychologyhasrecordedseveralexamplesofmultiplepersonalityinasinglesubject,suchasthecasescitedbyMortonPrinceandPierreJanet。

  Inallthesevariationsofpersonalityitisnottheintelligencewhichismodified,butthefeelings,whoseassociationformsthecharacter。

  2。ElementsofCharacterPredominantinTimeofRevolution。

  Duringrevolutionweseeseveralsentimentsdevelopedwhicharecommonlyrepressed,buttowhichthedestructionofsocialconstraintsgivesafreevent。

  Theseconstraints,consistingofthelaw,morality,andtradition,arenotalwayscompletelybroken。Somesurvivetheupheavalandservetosomeextenttodamptheexplosionofdangeroussentiments。

  Themostpowerfuloftheserestraintsisthesouloftherace。

  Thisdeterminesamannerofseeing,feeling,andwillingcommontothemajorityoftheindividualsofthesamepeople;itconstitutesahereditarycustom,andnothingismorepowerfulthanthetiesofcustom。

  Thisracialinfluencelimitsthevariationsofapeopleanddeterminesitsdestinywithincertainlimitsinspiteofallsuperficialchanges。

  Forexample,totakeonlytheinstancesofhistory,itwouldseemthatthementalityofFrancemusthavevariedenormouslyduringasinglecentury。InafewyearsitpassedfromtheRevolutiontoCaesarism,returnedtothemonarchy,effectedanotherRevolution,andthensummonedanewCaesar。Inrealityonlytheoutsidesofthingshadchanged。

  Wecannotinsistfurtherhereonthelimitsofnationalvariability,butmustnowconsidertheinfluenceofcertainaffectiveelements,whosedevelopmentduringrevolutioncontributestomodifyindividualorcollectivepersonalities。InparticularIwillmentionhatred,fear,ambition,jealousyorenvy,vanity,andenthusiasm。Weobservetheirinfluenceduringseveraloftheupheavalsofhistory,notablyduringthecourseoftheFrenchRevolution,whichwillfurnishuswithmostofourexamples。

  Hatred。——Thehatredofpersons,institutions,andthingswhichanimatedthemenoftheRevolutionisoneoftheseaffectivephenomenawhicharethemorestrikingthemoreonestudiestheirpsychology。Theydetested,notonlytheirenemies,butthemembersoftheirownparty。``Ifoneweretoacceptunreservedly,’’saidarecentwriter,``thejudgmentswhichtheyexpressedofoneanother,weshouldhavetoconcludethattheywerealltraitorsandboasters,allincapableandcorrupt,allassassinsortyrants。’’Weknowwithwhathatred,scarcelyappeasedbythedeathoftheirenemies,menpersecutedtheGirondists,Dantonists,Hebertists,Robespierrists,&c。

  Oneofthechiefcausesofthisfeelingresidedinthefactthatthesefurioussectaries,beingapostlesinpossessionoftheabsoluteverity,wereunable,likeallbelievers,totoleratethesightofinfidels。Amysticorsentimentalcertitudeisalwaysaccompaniedbytheneedofforcingitselfonothers,isneverconvinced,anddoesnotshrinkfromwholesaleslaughterwhenithasthepowertocommitit。

  IfthehatredsthatdividedthemenoftheRevolutionhadbeenofrationalorigintheywouldnothavelastedlong,but,arisingfromaffectiveandmysticfactors,mencouldneitherforgetnorforgive。Theirsourcesbeingidenticalinthedifferentparties,theymanifestedthemselvesoneveryhandwithidenticalviolence。

  Ithasbeenproved,bymeansofdocuments,thattheGirondistswerenolesssanguinarythantheMontagnards。Theywerethefirsttodeclare,withPetion,thatthevanquishedpartiesshouldperish。Theyalso,accordingtoM。Aulard,attemptedtojustifythemassacresofSeptember。TheTerrormustnotbeconsideredsimplyasameansofdefence,butasthegeneralprocessofdestructiontowhichtriumphantbelievershavealwaystreatedtheirdetestedenemies。Menwhocanputupwiththegreatestdivergenceofideascannottoleratedifferencesofbelief。

  Inreligiousorpoliticalwarfarethevanquishedcanhopefornoquarter。FromSulla,whocutthethroatsoftwohundredsenatorsandfiveorsixthousandRomans,tothemenwhosuppressedtheCommune,andshotdownmorethantwentythousandaftertheirvictory,thisbloodylawhasneverfailed。Provedoverandoveragaininthepast,itwilldoubtlessbesointhefuture。

  ThehatredsoftheRevolutiondidnotariseentirelyfromdivergenceofbelief。Othersentiments——envy,ambition,andself—love——alsoengenderedthem。Therivalryofindividualsaspiringtopowerledthechiefsofthevariousgroupsinsuccessiontothescaffold。

  Wemustremember,moreover,thattheneedofdivisionandthehatredresultingtherefromseemtobeconstituentelementsoftheLatinmind。TheycostourGaulishancestorstheirindependence,andhadalreadystruckCaesar。

  ``Nocity,’’hesaid,``butwasdividedintotwofactions;nocanton,novillage,nohouseinwhichthespiritofpartydidnotbreathe。Itwasveryrarelythatayearwentbywithoutacitytakinguparmstoattackorrepulseitsneighbours。’’

  Asmanhasonlyrecentlyenteredupontheageofknowledge,andhasalwayshithertobeenguidedbysentimentsandbeliefs,wemayconceivethevastimportanceofhatredasafactorofhishistory。

  CommandantColin,professorattheCollegeofWar,remarksinthefollowingtermsontheimportanceofthisfeelingduringcertainwars:——

  ``Inwarmorethanatanyothertimethereisnobetterinspiringforcethanhatred;itwashatredthatmadeBluchervictoriousoverNapoleon。Analysethemostwonderfulmanoeuvres,themostdecisiveoperations,andiftheyarenottheworkofanexceptionalman,aFrederickoraNapoleon,youwillfindtheyareinspiredbypassionmorethanbycalculation。Whatwouldthewarof1870havebeenwithoutthehatredwhichweboretheGermans?’’

  ThewritermighthaveaddedthattheintensehatredoftheJapanesefortheRussians,whohadsohumiliatedthem,mightbeclassedamongthecausesoftheirsuccess。TheRussiansoldiers,ignorantoftheveryexistenceoftheJapanese,hadnoanimosityagainstthem,whichwasoneofthereasonsoftheirfailure。

  TherewasassuredlyagooddealoftalkoffraternityatthetimeoftheRevolution,andthereisevenmoreto—day。Pacificism,humanitarianism,andsolidarityhavebecomecatchwordsoftheadvancedparties,butweknowhowprofoundarethehatredsconcealedbeneaththeseterms,andwhatdangersoverhangourmodernsociety。

  Fear。——Fearplaysalmostaslargeapartinrevolutionsashatred。DuringtheFrenchRevolutionthereweremanyexamplesofgreatindividualcourageandmanyexhibitionsofcollectivecowardice。

  Facingthescaffold,themenoftheConventionwerealwaysbraveintheextreme;butbeforethethreatsoftherioterswhoinvadedtheAssemblytheyconstantlyexhibitedanexcessivepusillanimity,obeyingthemostabsurdinjunctions,asweshallseeifwere—readthehistoryoftherevolutionaryAssemblies。

  Alltheformsoffearwereobservedatthisperiod。Oneofthemostwidespreadwasthefearofappearingmoderate。MembersoftheAssemblies,publicprosecutors,representatives``onmission,’’judgesoftherevolutionarytribunals,&c。,allsoughttoappearmoreadvancedthantheirrivals。Fearwasoneoftheprincipalelementsofthecrimescommittedatthisperiod。

  IfbysomemiracleitcouldhavebeeneliminatedfromtherevolutionaryAssemblies,theirconductwouldhavebeenquiteotherthanitwas,andtheRevolutionitselfwouldhavetakenaverydifferentdirection。

  Ambition,Envy,Vanity,&c。——Innormaltimestheinfluenceofthesevariousaffectiveelementsisforciblycontainedbysocialnecessities。Ambition,forinstance,isnecessarilylimitedinahierarchicalformofsociety。Althoughthesoldierdoessometimesbecomeageneral,itisonlyafteralongtermofservice。Intimeofrevolution,ontheotherhand,thereisnoneedtowait。Everyonemayreachtheupperranksalmostimmediately,sothatallambitionsareviolentlyaroused。Thehumblestmanbelieveshimselffittedforthehighestemployments,andbythisveryfacthisvanitygrowsoutofallmeasure。

  Allthepassionsbeingmoreorlessaroused,includingambitionandvanity,weseethedevelopmentofjealousyandenvyofthosewhohavesucceededmorequicklythanothers。

  Theeffectofjealousy,alwaysimportantintimesofrevolution,wasespeciallysoduringthegreatFrenchRevolution。Jealousyofthenobilityconstitutedoneofitsmostimportantfactors。

  Themiddleclasseshadincreasedincapacityandwealth,tothepointofsurpassingthenobility。Althoughtheymingledwiththenoblesmoreandmore,theyfelt,nonetheless,thattheywereheldatadistance,andthistheykeenlyresented。Thisframeofmindhadunconsciouslymadethebourgeoisiekeensupportersofthephilosophicdoctrineofequality。

  Woundedself—loveandjealousywerethusthecausesofhatredsthatwecanscarcelyconceivetoday,whenthesocialinfluenceofthenobilityissosmall。ManymembersoftheConvention——Carrier,Marat,andothers——rememberedwithangerthattheyhadonceoccupiedsubordinatepositionsintheestablishmentsofgreatnobles。Mme。Rolandwasneverabletoforgetthat,whensheandhermotherwereinvitedtothehouseofagreatladyundertheancienregime,theyhadbeensenttodineintheservants’quarters。

  ThephilosopherRivarolhasverywelldescribedinthefollowingpassage,alreadycitedbyTaine,theinfluenceofwoundedself—

  loveandjealousyupontherevolutionaryhatreds:——

  ``Itisnot,’’hewrites,``thetaxes,northelettresdecachet,noranyoftheotherabusesofauthority;itisnotthesinsoftheintendants,northelongandruinousdelaysofjustice,thathasmostangeredthenation;itistheprejudicesofthenobilityforwhichithasexhibitedthegreatesthatred。

  Whatprovesthisclearlyisthefactthatitisthebourgeois,themenofletters,themenofmoney,infactallthosewhoarejealousofthenobility,whohaveraisedthepoorerinhabitantsofthecitiesagainstthem,andthepeasantsinthecountrydistricts。’’

  ThisverytruestatementpartlyjustifiesthesayingofNapoleon:

  ``VanitymadetheRevolution;libertywasonlythepretext。’’

  Enthusiasm。——TheenthusiasmofthefoundersoftheRevolutionequalledthatoftheapostlesofthefaithofMohammed。AnditwasreallyareligionthatthebourgeoisofthefirstAssemblythoughttofound。Theythoughttohavedestroyedanoldworld,andtohavebuiltanewoneuponitsruins。Neverdidillusionmoreseductivefiretheheartsofmen。Equalityandfraternity,proclaimedbythenewdogmas,weretobringthereignofeternalhappinesstoallthepeoples。Manhadbrokenforeverwithapastofbarbarityanddarkness。Theregeneratedworldwouldinfuturebeilluminatedbythelucidradianceofpurereason。Onallhandsthemostbrilliantoratoricalformulaesalutedtheexpecteddawn。

  Thatthisenthusiasmwassosoonreplacedbyviolencewasduetothefactthattheawakeningwasspeedyandterrible。OnecanreadilyconceivetheindignantfurywithwhichtheapostlesoftheRevolutionattackedthedailyobstaclesopposedtotherealisationoftheirdreams。Theyhadsoughttorejectthepast,toforgettradition,tomakemanoveragain。Butthepastreappearedincessantly,andmenrefusedtochange。Thereformers,checkedintheironwardmarch,wouldnotgivein。

  Theysoughttoimposebyforceadictatorshipwhichspeedilymademenregretthesystemabolished,andfinallyledtoitsreturn。

  ItistoberemarkedthatalthoughtheenthusiasmofthefirstdaysdidnotlastintherevolutionaryAssemblies,itsurvivedverymuchlongerinthearmies,andconstitutedtheirchiefstrength。Totellthetruth,thearmiesoftheRevolutionwererepublicanlongbeforeFrancebecameso,andremainedrepublicanlongafterFrancehadceasedtobeso。

  Thevariationsofcharacterconsideredinthischapter,beingconditionedbycertaincommonaspirationsandidenticalchangesofenvironment,finallybecameconcreteinasmallnumberoffairlyhomogeneousmentalities。Speakingonlyofthemorecharacteristic,wemayreferthemtofourtypes:theJacobin,mystic,revolutionary,andcriminalmentalities。

  CHAPTERII

  THEMYSTICMENTALITYANDTHEJACOBINMENTALITY

  1。ClassificationofMentalitiespredominantinTimeofRevolution。

  Theclassificationswithoutwhichthestudyofthesciencesisimpossiblemustnecessarilyestablishthediscontinuousinthecontinuous,andforthatreasonaretoacertainextentartificial。Buttheyarenecessary,sincethecontinuousisonlyaccessibleintheformofthediscontinuous。

  Tocreatebroaddistinctionsbetweenthevariousmentalitiesobservableintimeofrevolution,asweareabouttodo,isobviouslytoseparateelementswhichencroachupononeanother,whicharefusedorsuperimposed。Wemustresignourselvestolosingalittleinexactitudeinordertogaininlucidity。Thefundamentaltypesenumeratedattheendoftheprecedingchapter,andwhichweareabouttodescribe,synthetisegroupswhichwouldescapeanalysiswerewetoattempttostudytheminalltheircomplexity。

  Wehaveshownthatmanisinfluencedbydifferentlogics,whichundernormalconditionsexistinjuxtaposition,withoutmutuallyinfluencingoneanother。Undertheactionofvariouseventstheyenterintomutualconflict,andtheirreducibledifferenceswhichdividethemarevisiblymanifested,involvingconsiderableindividualandsocialupheavals。

  Mysticlogic,whichweshallpresentlyconsiderasitappearsintheJacobinmind,playsaveryimportantpart。Butitisnotaloneinitsaction。Theotherformsoflogic——affectivelogic,collectivelogic,andrationallogic——maypredominateaccordingtocircumstances。

  2。TheMysticMentality。

  Leavingasideforthemomenttheinfluenceofaffective,rational,andcollectivelogic,wewilloccupyourselvessolelywiththeconsiderablepartplayedbythemysticelementswhichhaveprevailedinsomanyrevolutions,andnotablyintheFrenchRevolution。

  Thechiefcharacteristicofthemystictemperamentconsistsintheattributionofamysteriouspowertosuperiorbeingsorforces,whichareincarnatedintheformofidols,fetiches,words,orformulae。

  Themysticspiritisatthebottomofallthereligiousandmostpoliticalbeliefs。Theselatterwouldoftenvanishcouldwedeprivethemofthemysticelementswhicharetheirchiefsupport。

  Graftedonthesentimentsandpassionateimpulseswhichitdirects,mysticlogicconstitutesthemightofthegreatpopularmovements。Menwhowouldbebynomeansreadytoallowthemselvestobekilledforthebestofreasonswillreadilysacrificetheirlivestoamysticidealwhichhasbecomeanobjectofadoration。

  TheprinciplesoftheRevolutionspeedilyinspiredawaveofmysticenthusiasmanalogoustothoseprovokedbythevariousreligiousbeliefswhichhadprecededit。Alltheydidwastochangetheorientationofamentalancestrywhichthecenturieshadsolidified。

  SothereisnothingastonishinginthesavagezealofthemenoftheConvention。TheirmysticmentalitywasthesameasthatoftheProtestantsatthetimeoftheReformation。TheprincipalheroesoftheTerror——Couthon,Saint—Just,Robespierre,&c。——wereApostles。LikePolyeuctes,destroyingthealtarsofthefalsegodstopropagatehisfaith,theydreamedofconvertingtheglobe。Theirenthusiasmspilleditselfovertheearth。

  Persuadedthattheirmagnificentformulaeweresufficienttooverturnthrones,theydidnothesitatetodeclarewaruponkings。Andasastrongfaithisalwayssuperiortoadoubtfulfaith,theyvictoriouslyfacedallEurope。

  ThemysticspiritoftheleadersoftheRevolutionwasbetrayedintheleastdetailsoftheirpubliclife。Robespierre,convincedthathewassupportedbytheAlmighty,assuredhishearersinaspeechthattheSupremeBeinghad``decreedtheRepublicsincethebeginningoftime。’’InhisqualityofHighPontiffofaStatereligionhemadetheConventionvoteadecreedeclaringthat``theFrenchPeoplerecognisestheexistenceoftheSupremeBeingandtheimmortalityofthesoul。’’AtthefestivalofthisSupremeBeing,seatedonakindofthrone,hepreachedalengthysermon。

  TheJacobinClub,directedbyRobespierre,finallyassumedallthefunctionsofacouncil。ThereMaximilienproclaimed``theideaofaGreatBeingwhowatchesoveroppressedinnocenceandwhopunishestriumphantcrime。’’

  AllthehereticswhocriticisedtheJacobinorthodoxywereexcommunicated——thatis,weresenttotheRevolutionaryTribunal,whichtheyleftonlyforthescaffold。

  ThemysticmentalityofwhichRobespierrewasthemostcelebratedrepresentativedidnotdiewithhim。MenofidenticalmentalityaretobefoundamongtheFrenchpoliticiansofto—day。Theoldreligiousbeliefsnolongerruletheirminds,buttheyarethecreaturesofpoliticalcreedswhichtheywouldverysoonforceonothers,asdidRobespierre,iftheyhadthechanceofsodoing。

  Alwaysreadytokillifkillingwouldspreadtheirfaith,themysticsofallageshaveemployedthesamemeansofpersuasionassoonastheyhavebecomethemasters。

  ItisthereforequitenaturalthatRobespierreshouldstillhavemanyadmirers。Mindsmouldedlikehisaretobemetwithintheirthousands。Hisconceptionswerenotguillotinedwithhim。

  Oldashumanity,theywillonlydisappearwiththelastbeliever。

  Thismysticaspectofallrevolutionshasescapedthemajorityofthehistorians。Theywillpersistforalongtimeyetintryingtoexplainbymeansofrationallogicahostofphenomenawhichhavenothingtodowithreason。IhavealreadycitedapassagefromthehistoryofMM。LavisseandRambaud,inwhichtheReformationisexplainedas``theresultofthefreeindividualreflectionssuggestedtosimplefolkbyanextremelypiousconscience,andaboldandcourageousreason。’’

  Suchmovementsarenevercomprehendedbythosewhoimaginethattheiroriginisrational。Politicalorreligious,thebeliefswhichhavemovedtheworldpossessacommonoriginandfollowthesamelaws。Theyareformed,notbythereason,butmoreoftencontrarytoreason。Buddhism,Christianity,Islamism,theReformation,sorcery,Jacobinism,socialism,spiritualism,&c。,seemverydifferentformsofbelief,buttheyhave,I

  repeat,identicalmysticandaffectivebases,andobeyformsoflogicwhichhavenoaffinitywithrationallogic。Theirmightresidespreciselyinthefactthatreasonhasaslittlepowertocreatethemastotransformthem。

  Themysticmentalityofourmodernpoliticalapostlesisstronglymarkedinanarticledealingwithoneofourrecentministers,whichIcitefromaleadingjournal:

  ``OnemayaskintowhatcategorydoesM。A————fall?Couldwesay,forinstance,thathebelongstothegroupofunbelievers?

  Farfromit!CertainlyM。A————hasnotadoptedanypositivefaith;certainlyhecursesRomeandGeneva,rejectingallthetraditionaldogmasandalltheknownChurches。ButifhemakesacleansweepitisinordertofoundhisownChurchonthegroundsocleared,aChurchmoredogmaticthanalltherest;andhisowninquisition,whosebrutalintolerancewouldhavenoreasontoenvythemostnotoriousofTorquemadas。

  ```Wecannot,’hesays,`allowsuchathingasscholasticneutrality。Wedemandlayinstructioninallitsplenitude,andareconsequentlytheenemiesofeducationalliberty。’Ifhedoesnotsuggesterectingthestakeandthepyre,itisonlyonaccountoftheevolutionofmanners,whichheisforcedtotakeintoaccounttoacertainextent,whetherhewillorno。But,notbeingabletocommitmentothetorture,heinvokestheseculararmtocondemntheirdoctrinestodeath。Thisisexactlythepointofviewofthegreatinquisitors。Itisthesameattackuponthought。Thisfreethinkerhassofreeaspiritthateveryphilosophyhedoesnotacceptappearstohim,notonlyridiculousandgrotesque,butcriminal。Heflattershimselfthathealoneisinpossessionoftheabsolutetruth。Ofthisheissoentirelysurethateveryonewhocontradictshimseemstohimanexecrablemonsterandapublicenemy。Hedoesnotsuspectforamomentthatafterallhispersonalviewsareonlyhypotheses,andthatheisallthemorelaughableforclaimingaDivinerightforthempreciselybecausetheydenydivinity。Or,atleast,theyprofesstodoso;buttheyre—establishitinanothershape,whichimmediatelymakesoneregrettheold。M。A————isasectaryofthegoddessReason,ofwhomhehasmadeaMoloch,anoppressivedeityhungryforsacrifice。Nomorelibertyofthoughtforanyoneexceptforhimselfandhisfriends;suchisthefreethoughtofM。A————。Theoutlookistrulyattractive。

  Butperhapstoomanyidolshavebeencastdownduringthelastfewcenturiesformentobowbeforethisone。’’

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