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her¡¡work¡¡resulted¡¡in¡¡making¡¡them¡¡infidels¡¡and¡¡revolutionists¡£¡¡Romanism¡¡they
despised¡¡as¡¡priestcraft¡£¡¡They¡¡beheld¡¡the¡¡clergy¡¡as¡¡a¡¡party¡¡to¡¡their
oppression¡£¡¡The¡¡only¡¡god¡¡they¡¡knew¡¡was¡¡the¡¡god¡¡of¡¡Rome£»¡¡her¡¡teaching¡¡was
their¡¡only¡¡religion¡£¡¡They¡¡regarded¡¡her¡¡greed¡¡and¡¡cruelty¡¡as¡¡the¡¡legitimate
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her¡¡tyranny£»¡¡cast¡¡off¡¡all¡¡restraint¡£¡¡Enraged¡¡at¡¡the¡¡glittering¡¡cheat¡¡to
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together£»¡¡and¡¡mistaking¡¡license¡¡for¡¡liberty£»¡¡the¡¡slaves¡¡of¡¡vice¡¡exulted¡¡in
their¡¡imagined¡¡freedom¡£

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prepared¡¡to¡¡use¡¡it¡¡with¡¡wisdom¡¡and¡¡moderation¡£¡¡Eager¡¡to¡¡redress¡¡the¡¡wrongs
they¡¡had¡¡suffered£»¡¡they¡¡determined¡¡to¡¡undertake¡¡the¡¡reconstruction¡¡of
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long¡­treasured¡¡memories¡¡of¡¡wrong£»¡¡resolved¡¡to¡¡revolutionize¡¡the¡¡state¡¡of
misery¡¡that¡¡had¡¡grown¡¡unbearable¡¡and¡¡to¡¡avenge¡¡themselves¡¡upon¡¡those¡¡whom
they¡¡regarded¡¡as¡¡the¡¡authors¡¡of¡¡their¡¡sufferings¡£¡¡The¡¡oppressed¡¡wrought¡¡out
the¡¡lesson¡¡they¡¡had¡¡learned¡¡under¡¡tyranny¡¡and¡¡became¡¡the¡¡oppressors¡¡of¡¡those
who¡¡had¡¡oppressed¡¡them¡£

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results¡¡of¡¡her¡¡submission¡¡to¡¡the¡¡controlling¡¡power¡¡of¡¡Rome¡£¡¡Where¡¡France£»
under¡¡the¡¡influence¡¡of¡¡Romanism£»¡¡had¡¡set¡¡up¡¡the¡¡first¡¡stake¡¡at¡¡the¡¡opening
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stands¡¡in¡¡the¡¡world's¡¡history¡¡as¡¡the¡¡Reign¡¡of¡¡Terror¡£¡¡Peace¡¡and¡¡happiness
were¡¡banished¡¡from¡¡the¡¡homes¡¡and¡¡hearts¡¡of¡¡men¡£¡¡No¡¡one¡¡was¡¡secure¡£¡¡He¡¡who
triumphed¡¡today¡¡was¡¡suspected£»¡¡condemned£»¡¡tomorrow¡£¡¡Violence¡¡and¡¡lust¡¡held
undisputed¡¡sway¡£

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hostility¡¡to¡¡the¡¡Revolution¡¡was¡¡determined¡£¡¡The¡¡prisons¡¡were¡¡crowded£»¡¡at¡¡one
time¡¡containing¡¡more¡¡than¡¡two¡¡hundred¡¡thousand¡¡captives¡£¡¡The¡¡cities¡¡of¡¡the
kingdom¡¡were¡¡filled¡¡with¡¡scenes¡¡of¡¡horror¡£¡¡One¡¡party¡¡of¡¡revolutionists¡¡was
against¡¡another¡¡party£»¡¡and¡¡France¡¡became¡¡a¡¡vast¡¡field¡¡for¡¡contending¡¡masses£»
swayed¡¡by¡¡the¡¡fury¡¡of¡¡their¡¡passions¡£¡¡¡¨In¡¡Paris¡¡one¡¡tumult¡¡succeeded
another£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡citizens¡¡were¡¡divided¡¡into¡¡a¡¡medley¡¡of¡¡factions£»¡¡that
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general¡¡misery£»¡¡the¡¡nation¡¡became¡¡involved¡¡in¡¡a¡¡prolonged¡¡and¡¡devastating
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provinces¡¡were¡¡laid¡¡waste¡¡by¡¡brigands£»¡¡and¡¡civilization¡¡was¡¡almost
extinguished¡¡in¡¡anarchy¡¡and¡¡license¡£¡¨

All¡¡too¡¡well¡¡the¡¡people¡¡had¡¡learned¡¡the¡¡lessons¡¡of¡¡cruelty¡¡and¡¡torture¡¡which
Rome¡¡had¡¡so¡¡diligently¡¡taught¡£¡¡A¡¡day¡¡of¡¡retribution¡¡at¡¡last¡¡had¡¡come¡£¡¡It¡¡was
not¡¡now¡¡the¡¡disciples¡¡of¡¡Jesus¡¡that¡¡were¡¡thrust¡¡into¡¡dungeons¡¡and¡¡dragged¡¡to
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deeds¡¡of¡¡blood¡£¡¡¡¨The¡¡example¡¡of¡¡persecution¡¡which¡¡the¡¡clergy¡¡of¡¡France¡¡had
exhibited¡¡for¡¡so¡¡many¡¡ages£»¡¡was¡¡now¡¡retorted¡¡upon¡¡them¡¡with¡¡signal¡¡vigor¡£
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clergy¡¡experienced¡¡all¡¡those¡¡woes¡¡which¡¡their¡¡church¡¡had¡¡so¡¡freely¡¡inflicted
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by¡¡the¡¡most¡¡barbarous¡¡of¡¡all¡¡tribunals£»¡¡when¡¡no¡¡man¡¡could¡¡greet¡¡his
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the¡¡streets¡¡of¡¡Paris£»¡¡the¡¡proconsuls£»¡¡whom¡¡the¡¡sovereign¡¡committee¡¡had¡¡sent
forth¡¡to¡¡the¡¡departments£»¡¡reveled¡¡in¡¡an¡¡extravagance¡¡of¡¡cruelty¡¡unknown¡¡even
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into¡¡a¡¡desert¡£¡¡At¡¡Arras¡¡even¡¡the¡¡cruel¡¡mercy¡¡of¡¡a¡¡speedy¡¡death¡¡was¡¡denied¡¡to
the¡¡prisoners¡£¡¡All¡¡down¡¡the¡¡Loire£»¡¡from¡¡Saumur¡¡to¡¡the¡¡sea£»¡¡great¡¡flocks¡¡of
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reckoned¡¡by¡¡hundreds¡£¡¡Babies¡¡torn¡¡from¡¡the¡¡breast¡¡were¡¡tossed¡¡from¡¡pike¡¡to
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years£»¡¡multitudes¡¡of¡¡human¡¡beings¡¡perished¡£

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working¡¡to¡¡secure¡£¡¡His¡¡policy¡¡is¡¡deception¡¡from¡¡first¡¡to¡¡last£»¡¡and¡¡his
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God£»¡¡as¡¡if¡¡all¡¡this¡¡misery¡¡were¡¡the¡¡result¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Creator's¡¡plan¡£¡¡In¡¡like
manner£»¡¡when

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those¡¡who¡¡have¡¡been¡¡degraded¡¡and¡¡brutalized¡¡through¡¡his¡¡cruel¡¡power¡¡achieve
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disguise£»¡¡and¡¡multitudes¡¡receive¡¡it¡¡as¡¡eagerly¡¡as¡¡at¡¡the¡¡first¡£¡¡When¡¡the
people¡¡found¡¡Romanism¡¡to¡¡be¡¡a¡¡deception£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡could¡¡not¡¡through¡¡this
agency¡¡lead¡¡them¡¡to¡¡transgression¡¡of¡¡God's¡¡law£»¡¡he¡¡urged¡¡them¡¡to¡¡regard¡¡all
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statutes£»¡¡they¡¡gave¡¡themselves¡¡up¡¡to¡¡unbridled¡¡iniquity¡£

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commandments£¡¡¡then¡¡had¡¡thy¡¡peace¡¡been¡¡as¡¡a¡¡river£»¡¡and¡¡thy¡¡righteousness¡¡as
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