Chapter 226 Two without end

But the work of a philosopher is one thing, and that of a clever man another. The revolution of 1830 soon stalled. Once the revolution ran aground, the witty men immediately wrecked the stranded ship. Clever people, in our century, all call themselves politicians; therefore, the word politician has a bit of jargon later on.Indeed, we should not forget that where there is wit, there is bound to be pettyness.The so-called smart people are vulgar people. Similarly, the so-called politician is sometimes equivalent to saying: a thief of the people. According to those clever people, a revolution, a revolution like the July Revolution, is a ruptured artery, which should be quickly sewn up.Human rights, when demanded too much, destabilizes.Therefore, once human rights are recognized, government should be strengthened.Once freedom is guaranteed, one should think about political power.

At this point, the philosopher is not yet separated from the clever man, but he has already begun to be wary.regime, all right.But, first of all, we have to figure out what is political power?Second, where did the regime come from? The clever men seemed to ignore this whispered objection, and went on with their business. According to those wise statesmen who are good at pretending to be self-serving intentions as actual needs, the most urgent need of the post-revolutionary people, as far as the people of a monarchy is concerned, is to find a royal heir.In this way, they thought, there would be peace after the revolution, that is, time to heal wounds and mend houses.Old Dynasty can cover Scaffolding and Infirmary.

But finding a royal descendant isn't always easy. Strictly speaking, any man of talent, or, indeed, any man of wealth is worthy of being king.Bonaparte is an example of the former, Itubides the latter. But not any family can be used as a royal lineage.You still have to have some sort of ancient roots, and centuries of wrinkles don't form all at once. If we look at it from the point of view of those "statesmen" - of course, we have to reserve all our opinions - what advantages should the king born from the revolution have after the revolution?He can be, and preferably is, a revolutionary, that is, one who has personally participated in the revolution, who has had a hand in it, regardless of whether he has corrupted or established his reputation, whether he has wielded an ax or a sword.

What advantages should a royal descendant possess?He should be a nationalist, that is to say, a revolutionary who will never leave. This is not to be seen from his specific actions, but from the ideas he has accepted.He should have a connection to the past, be relevant to the future, and be compassionate. All this explains why the earlier revolutions were content to choose one man, Cromwell or Napoleon; whereas the later revolutions were obliged to choose a family, be it the Ricks or the Orleans. These royal families are rather like a fig tree in India, whose branches hang down to the ground and take root in the soil to become another fig tree.Each branch can build a dynasty.The only condition is to bow your head to the people.

Such was the theory of the clever men. Hence the great art of making victory sound more or less catastrophic, so that those who exploit it tremble at the same time, sowing a little terror at every step, and slowing down progress by lengthening the detours in transition. , to dilute the first dawn, to accuse and curb passionate schemes, to smooth horns and claws, to cover mouths of triumph with cotton, to clothe human rights with long and fat garments, to wrap burly and tall people in flannel Here, tell them to go to bed quickly, force those who are too healthy to avoid food, teach strong men to accept the diet of newly recovered patients, try their best to do the work of division and disintegration, and invite those suffering from lofty ideals to drink some honey wine mixed with licorice water , take various measures to prevent excessive success and put a shading shield on the revolution.

In 1830 this theory, which had been used in England in 1688, was adopted. 1830 was a revolution that stopped halfway up the mountain.Half-hearted progress, superficial human rights.Logic doesn't know what inseparability is, just like the sun doesn't recognize candles. Who made the previous revolutions stay halfway up the mountain?bourgeoisie. Why? Because the bourgeoisie represents satisfied interests.Yesterday was hungry, today is full, and tomorrow will be full. What happened after the fall of Napoleon in 1814 happened again after Charles X in 1830. People mistakenly take the bourgeoisie as a class.The bourgeoisie is only that part of the people who is satisfied.People in the bourgeoisie are the kind of people who now have time to sit down.A chair is not a social class.

But by asking to sit down too soon, people are going to stop even the progress of humanity.This has always been the mistake of the bourgeoisie. People do not become a class by making a single mistake.Egoism is not part of the social fabric. Moreover, one should speak justly, even with respect to egoism; after the shock of 1830, the so-called bourgeois part of the people counted on something not composed of indifference and laziness with a hint of shame The situation of doing nothing is not the kind of sleep that is similar to sinking into a dream and temporarily forgetting everything, but standing still.

Standing, this word, has a strange and almost contradictory double meaning: it is advancing for marching troops, and resting for stationing. Standing still is a rest of strength, a vigilant rest with weapons in hand, and a fait accompli of setting up sentries for defense.Standing means yesterday's battle and tomorrow's battle. It was an intermediate station between 1830 and 1848. What we call combat here could also be called progress. Therefore, no matter for the bourgeoisie or for the politicians, there must be someone who comes out to issue this order: stand still.A "though · because".A double-faced man who signifies both revolution and stability, in other words, a man who can strengthen the present with his manifest power to reconcile the past and the future.

This person is "ready-made."His name was Louis-Philippe de Orleans. 221 put Louis Philippe on the throne.Lafayette presided over the coronation.He called him "the best republic".Paris City Hall replaced the Catholic Church in Reims. Thus replacing the full throne with half the throne is "the achievement of 1830". After the great success of those ingenious people, the big problem with their elixir appeared.All this was done with disregard for absolute human rights.Absolute Human Rights shouted: "I protest!" Immediately afterwards, a terrible phenomenon, it went back into the darkness.