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Proclamation from the French Consuls, signed by First Consul Bonaparte, celebrating the 14th anniversary of July 14, 1789, highlighting France's achievements in equality, independence, colonies, commerce, and prosperity, with wishes for permanent good, peace, virtue, education, and immortal happiness.
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The Consuls of the Republic to the French people.
"People of France,
The 14th of July commenced in 1789 the new destinies of France. After thirteen years of labour, the 14th of July returns more dear to you, more august to posterity. You have conquered all obstacles and your destinies are accomplished. Within, not a head that does not bow to the empire of equality; without, not an enemy to menace your safety and your independence; not a French colony that is not subjected to the laws, without which no colony can exist. From the bosom of your ports, commerce summons your industry, and offers you the world; in the interior, the genius of the Republic fertilizes all the seeds of prosperity.
People of France, that this epoch may be for us and for our children, the epoch of a permanent good; and peace may be embellished by the union of virtue, of knowledge, and of arts; that institutions adapted to our character may surround our laws with an impenetrable rampart; that our youth eager for instructions may go to our Lyceums to learn their duties and their rights; that the history of miseries may guarantee them from past errors, and that they may preserve, in the midst of wisdom and concord, this edifice of grandeur which has been erected by the courage of the citizens.
Such are the wish and the hope of the French government; second their efforts, and the happiness of France will be immortal as her glory."
The First Consul,
(Signed,)
BONAPARTE.
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France
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14th Of July, After Thirteen Years From 1789
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france's destinies accomplished: internal equality, external independence, colonies subjected to laws, commerce and prosperity flourishing; wishes for permanent good, peace, virtue, knowledge, arts, strong institutions, educated youth, and immortal happiness.
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Proclamation addressing the French people on the 14th anniversary of July 14, 1789, proclaiming conquest of obstacles, empire of equality within, no external threats, colonies under laws, commerce from ports, republican genius fertilizing prosperity; expresses government wishes for permanent good, peace with virtue/knowledge/arts, adapted institutions protecting laws, youth learning duties/rights in Lyceums, history preventing errors, preservation of grandeur through wisdom/concord.