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人类的故事_房龙(52. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION) 第(1/7)页

THEGREATFRENCHREVOLUTIONPROCLAIMSTHEPRINCIPLESOFLIBERTY, FRATERNITYANDEQUALITYUNTOALLTHEPEOPLEOFTHEEARTH

(andRussiansoughttoknowwhattheyaretalkingaboutinthisfield) arevolutionis "aswiftoverthrow, inafewyears, ofinstitutionswhichhavetakencenturiestorootinthesoil, , thecrumblingawayinabriefperiod, ofallthatuptothattimehascomposedtheessenceofsocial, religious, politicalandeconomiclifeinanation."

, formerlythecivilservantofthefederalstate, founditselfwithoutanydutiesandbecameasocialornamentoftheroyalcourt.

ThisFrenchstateoftheeighteenthcentury, however, , nolongerinintimatecontactwiththeirformerlandlords, butvictimsofcruelandincompetentlandagents, ? Increasedreturnsupontheirlandmerelymeantmoretaxesandnothingforthemselvesandthereforetheyneglectedtheirfieldsasmuchastheydared.

Hencewehaveakingwhowandersinemptysplendourthroughthevasthallsofhispalaces, habituallyfollowedbyhungryofficeseekers, , , however, anothersidetotheso-called "AncienRegime" whichwemustkeepinmind.

Awealthymiddleclass, closelyconnectedwiththenobility (bytheusualprocessoftherichbanker'sdaughtermarryingthepoorbaron'sson) andacourtcomposedofallthemostentertainingpeopleofFrance, , theyspenttheiridlehoursuponthediscussionofabstractideas.


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