[Footnote 3105: Michelet, "Histoire de la Révolution Française," II, 470, 474.] [Footnote 3106: De Ferrières, II. 91.--Albert Babeau, I. 340. (Letter addressed to the Chevalier de Poterat, July 18, 1790.)--De Dampmartin, "Evénements qui se sont passés sous mes yeux," etc., 155.] [Footnote 3107: One may imagine the impression Taine's description made upon the thousands of political science students and others in the years after this book was printed and widely sold all over Europe. (SR.)] [Footnote 3108: Sauzay, I. 202.] [Footnote 3109: Albert Babeau, ib. I, 339--De Ferrières, II, 92.] [Footnote 3110: "Archives Nationales," H. 1453, Correspondence of M. de Bercheney, May 23, 1790.] [Footnote 3111: "Archives Nationales," ibid, May 13, 1790. "M. de la Rifaudière was dragged from his carriage and brought to the guard-house, which was immediately filled with people, shouting, 'To the lamp post, the aristocrat!'--The fact is this: after his having repeatedly shouted Vive le Roi et la Nation! They wanted him to shout Vive la Nation! alone, upon which he gave Vive la Nation tant qu'elle pourra."--At Blois, on the day of the Federation, a mob promenades the streets with a wooden head covered with a wig, and a placard stating that the aristocrats must be decapitated.] [Footnote 3112: Might Freud ( 1856--1939) have been inspired, directly or indirectly, by Taine's observation? 'La Révolution' vol. I, was published in 1877 when Freud was 21 years old!! (SR.)] [Footnote 3113: Mercure de France, the articles by Mallet du Pan (June 18th and August 16, 1791; April 14, 1792).] [Footnote 3114: Moniteur, IV. 560. (sitting of June 5, 1790) report of M. Freteau. "These facts are attested by fifty witnesses."--Cf. The number of April 19, 1791.] [Footnote 3115: Solon was a famous legislator who reformed Athens some 2500 years ago. (SR.)] [Footnote 3116: "Archives Nationales," KK, 1105, Correspondence of M. de Thiard, military commandant in Brittany (September, 1789), "There are in every petty village three conflicting powers, the présidial, the bourgeois militia, and the permanent committee. Each is anxious to outrank the other, and, on this occasion, a scene happened to come under my eyes at Landivisiau which might have had a bloody termination, but which turned out to be simply ridiculous. A lively dispute arose between three speakers to determine which should make the first address. They appealed to me to decide. Not to offend either of the parties, I decided that all three should speak at the same time; which decision was immediately carried out."] [Footnote 3117: Decree of August 10-14, 1789.] [Footnote 3118: "Archives Nationales," KK, 1105. Correspondence of M. de Thiard, September 21, 1789. "The troops now obey the municipalities only."--Also July 30th, August 11, 1790.] [Footnote 3119: "Archives Nationales," KK, 1105. Correspondence of 31. M. de Thiard, September 11 and 25, November 20, December 25 and 30, 1789.]