Chapter IV: Precarious Situation of the Central Government

I. Jacobin advantages. II. Its parliamentary recruits. III. Physical fear and moral cowardice. IV. Jacobin victory over Girondin majority. V. Jacobin violence against the people. VI. Jacobin tactics. VII. The central Jacobin committee in power. VIII. Right or Wrong, my Country.

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, VOLUME 3.

PREFACE.

BOOK FIRST. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT.

CHAPTER I. JACOBIN GOVERNMENT I. The despotic creed and instincts of the Jacobin. II. Jacobin Dissimulation. III. Primary Assemblies IV. The Delegates reach Paris V. Fête of August 10th VI. The Mountain. VII. Extent and Manifesto of the departmental insurrection VIII. The Reasons for the Terror. IX. Destruction of Rebel Cities X. Destruction of the Girondin party XI. Institutions of the Revolutionary Government

BOOK SECOND. THE JACOBIN PROGRAM.

CHAPTER I. THE JACOBIN PARTY I. The Doctrine. II. A Communist State. III. The object of the State is the regeneration of man. IV. Two distortions of the natural man. V. Equality and Inequality. VI. Conditions requisite for making a citizen. VII. Socialist projects. VIII. Indoctrination of mind and intellect.

CHAPTER II. REACTIONARY CONCEPT OF THE STATE. I. Reactionary concept of the State. II. Changed minds. III. Origin and nature of the modern State. IV. The state is tempted to encroach. V. Direct common interest. VI. Indirect common interest. VII. Fabrication of social instruments. VIII. Comparison between despotisms.

BOOK THIRD. THE MEN IN POWER.

CHAPTER I. PSYCHOLOGY OF THE JACOBIN LEADERS. I. Marat. II. Danton. III. Robespierre.

CHAPTER II. THE RULERS OF THE COUNTRY. I. The Convention. II. Its participation in crime. III. The Committee of Public Safety. IV. The Statesmen. V. Official Jacobin organs. VI. Commissars of the Revolution. VII. Brutal Instincts. IX. Vice.

CHAPTER III. THE RULERS. (continued). I. The Central Government Administration. II. Subaltern Jacobins. III. A Revolutionary Committee. IV. Provincial Administration. V. Jacobins sent to the Provinces. VI. Quality of staff thus formed. VII. The Armed Forces.

BOOK FOURTH. THE GOVERNED.

CHAPTER I. THE OPPRESSED. I. Revolutionary Destruction. II. The Value of Notables in Society. III. The three classes of Notables. IV. The Clergy. V. The Bourgeoisie. VI. The Demi-notables. VII. Principle of socialist Equality. VIII. Rigor against the Upper Classes. IX. The Jacobin Citizen Robot. X. The Governors and the Governed.

CHAPTER II. FOOD AND PROVISIONS. I. Economical Complexity of Food Chain. II. Conditions in 1793. A Lesson in Market Economics. III. Privation. IV. Hunger. V. Revolutionary Remedies. VI. Relaxation. VII. Misery at Paris.

BOOK FIFTH. THE END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT.

CHAPTER I. THE CONVENTION. I. The Convention. II. Re-election of the Two-thirds. III. A Directory of Regicides. IV. Public Opinon. VI. The Directory. VII. Enforcement of Pure Jacobinism. VIII. Propaganda and Foreign Conquests. IX. National Disgust. X. Contrast between Civil and Military France.

THE MODERN REGIME, VOLUME 1 [NAPOLEON]

PREFACE

BOOK FIRST. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.

CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF HIS CHARACTER AND GENIUS. I. Napoleon's Past and Personality. II. The Leader and Statesman III. His acute Understanding of Others. IV. His Wonderful Memory. V. His Imagination and its Excesses.

CHAPTER II. HIS IDEAS, PASSIONS AND INTELLIGENCE. I. Intense Passions. II. Will and Egoism. III. Napoleon's Dominant Passion: Power. IV. His Bad Manners. V. His Policy. VI. Fundamental Defaults of his System.

BOOK SECOND. FORMATION AND CHARACTER OF THE NEW STATE.

CHAPTER I. THE INSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT I. The Institution of Government. II. Default of previous government. III. In 1799, the undertaking more difficult and the materials worse. IV. Motives for suppressing the election of local powers. V. Reasons for centralization. VI. Irreconcilable divisions. VII. Establishment of a new Dictatorship.

CHAPTER II. PUBLIC POWER I. Principal service rendered by the public power. II. Abusive Government Intervention. III. The State attacks persons and property. IV. Abuse of State powers. V. Final Results of Abusive Government Intervention

CHAPTER III. THE NEW GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION. I. Precedents of the new organization. II. Doctrines of Government. III. Brilliant Statesman and Administrator. IV. Napoleon's barracks. V. Modeled after Rome.

BOOK THIRD. OBJECT AND MERITS OF THE SYSTEM.

CHAPTER I. RECOVERY OF SOCIAL ORDER. I. Rule as the mass want to be ruled. II. The Revolution Ends. III. Return of the Emigrés. IV. Education and Medical Care. V. Old and New. VI. Religion VII. The Confiscated Property. VIII. Public Education.

CHAPTER II. TAXATION AND CONSCRIPTION. I. Distributive Justice in Allotment of Burdens and Benefits. II. Equitable Taxation. III. Formation of Honest, Efficient Tax Collectors IV. Various Taxes. V. Conscription or Professional soldiers.

CHAPTER III. AMBITION AND SELF-ESTEEM. I. Rights and benefits. II. Ambitions during the Ancient Regime. III. Ambition and Selection. IV. Napoleon, Judge-Arbitrator-Ruler. IV. The Struggle for Office and Title. V. Self-esteem and a good Reputation.

BOOK FOURTH. DEFECT AND EFFECTS OF THE SYSTEM.

CHAPTER I. LOCAL SOCIETY. I. Human Incentives. II. Local Community. III. Essential Public Local Works. IV. Local associations. V. Local versus State authority. VI. Local Elections under the First Consul. VII. Municipal and general councillors under the Empire. VIII. Excellence of Local Government after Napoleon.

CHAPTER II. LOCAL SOCIETY SINCE 1830. I. Introduction of Universal suffrage. II. Universal suffrage. III. Equity in taxation. IV. On unlimited universal suffrage. V. Rural or urban communes. VI. The larger Communes. VII. Local society in 1880. VIII. Final result in a tendency to bankruptcy.

THE MODERN REGIME, VOLUME 2