Why, in Tocqueville’s view, wa

Title: Why, in Tocqueville’s view, wa
Category: History
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Why, in Tocqueville’s view, wa

The French Revolution sought to destroy entirely the institutions of the ancien régime. Whilst its success in doing so is debatable, there is little doubt that this was the aim of the revolutionaries. The reasons for this goal are numerous, but certainly their ambition for destruction is linked in some way to the state of feudalism immediately before the Revolution, for the nobility continued to enjoy the trappings of feudalism, without experiencing the responsibilities. …showed first 75 words of 1819 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1819 total…aspect, except for in their rank. The institution of the Church was violently attacked, both as a result of its political nature, and because of its religious doctrine. Finally, the ancien régime taught the revolutionaries how to treat its institutions, by reforming ancient institutions, such as the parlements, itself, and exploiting its position of power, in a legal sense. It was thus that the institutions of the ancien régime were attacked so violently.

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