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Editorial
March 2, 1799
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Editorial urges the administration to heed Mallet du Pan's observation that the French revolutionary system's core principle is fixed and aims to destroy all existing orders, despite years of shared misery.
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Our administration ought never to have lost sight of that deep observation of the celebrated Mallet du Pan :
" However variable may be the French system, in its metamorphoses or modifications, its principle is fixed and immutable It is in that principle alone that it seeks for revolution. The essence of that revolution is inconsistent with every thing that does exist, has existed, or ever shall exist. Before this great object shall fall all jealousy, emulation, hatred ; in a word, all those wretched complaints, which six years of common misery have not been sufficient to remove."
" However variable may be the French system, in its metamorphoses or modifications, its principle is fixed and immutable It is in that principle alone that it seeks for revolution. The essence of that revolution is inconsistent with every thing that does exist, has existed, or ever shall exist. Before this great object shall fall all jealousy, emulation, hatred ; in a word, all those wretched complaints, which six years of common misery have not been sufficient to remove."
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
What keywords are associated?
French Revolution
Mallet Du Pan
Revolutionary Principles
French System
Political Upheaval
What entities or persons were involved?
Mallet Du Pan
French System
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Mallet Du Pan's Critique Of French Revolutionary Principles
Stance / Tone
Cautionary Warning Against French Revolution
Key Figures
Mallet Du Pan
French System
Key Arguments
French Revolutionary Principle Is Fixed And Immutable
Revolution Seeks To Overthrow All Existing Orders
Shared Misery Has Not Resolved Underlying Conflicts