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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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greethim. When he went for an airing in the streets, his carriage could hardlymake its way through the huzzaing crowds. But both he and Rousseau died.Montesquieu was already dead. The irresistible movement swept on withoutthem. After a century of financial mismanagement, the government tottered onthe verge of bankruptcy. No one would lend it money, or trust its word. Nomore taxes could possibly be squeezed out of the wretched Third Estate.Louis XVL appointed a capable minister, Turgot, who saw that the only pos-sible way to safety was to draw taxes from the two upper Estates. The mo-ment, however, he thus attacked their privileges, both nobles and clergyraised such a tumult that the weak King could not withstand them. He knewthat the minister was right. Only Turgot and I care for the good of France,he sighed. But he could not endure the din in his ears made by the entirecourt, and he dismissed Turgot for peaces sake. So the heedless court drifted on. Our own American Revolution was in
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I THE BEGINNING OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION—MIRABEAU DEFIES THE KINGS ORDER France—The States-General of 1789 905 progress, and the mass of Frenchmen watched it with delighted interest. Wasit not the direct expression of the very principles of freedom that their philoso-phers and writers were teaching? Public sentiment finally forced the King tolend us a helping hand, though he did it unwillingly, not at all sure that he waswise in encouraging revolution, no matter how far away from his own household. The war was successful, but it only brought France an increased debt, andswept her nearer the inevitable end. In 1787, the government summoned allits leading supporters, the Notables of the kingdom, to a conference, to in-vent a way of continuing to exist. Taxation of the upper Estates was againhinted at; and again the Notables protested, and would do nothing more. Soat last a desperate expedient was resolved upon. A meeting of the States-General ^2iS announced for 1789. The States-Gene

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