History of the French Revolution of 1848, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of the French Revolution of 1848, Vol. 1 of 2 Superficial philosophers herein deceive themselves and say such a nation is in its decadence, because its old institutions are crumbling to pieces; it is sure of dissolution, because it is growing young. This opinion was expressed at the commence ment of the French revolution, at the moment when absolute monarchy expired. It was heard on the occasion of the deca dence of feudality. It was heard on the fall of theocracy. Hear it now at the fall of the constitutional monarchy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.