[Footnote 3304: Beugnot, "Mémoires," I., 317. "This equality which is now our dominant passion is not the noble kindly sentiment that affords delight by honoring one's self in honoring one's fellow, and in feeling at ease in all social relationships; no, it is an aversion to every kind of superiority, a fear lest a prominent position may be lost; this equality tends in no way to raise up what is kept down, but to prevent any elevation whatever."] [Footnote 3305: D'Haussonville, "l'Église romaine et le Premier Empire," I., chs X. and XI.] [Footnote 3306: Decree of March 17, 1808, on the organization of the Israelite cult. The members of the Israelite consistories and the rabbis must be accepted by the government the same as the ministers of the other cults; but their salary, which is fixed, must be provided by the Israelites of the conscription; the State does not pay this, the same as with curés or pastors. This is not done until under the monarchy of July, when the assimilation of the Israelite with the other Christian cults is effected.] [Footnote 3307: "Travels in France during the years 1814 and 1815 "(Edinburgh, 1806) I., 176. "The nobility, the great landed proprietors, the yeomanry, the lesser farmers, all of the intermediate ranks who might oppose a check to the power of a tyrannical prince, are nearly annihilated."--Ibid., 236. "Scarcely an intermediate rank was to be found in the nation between the sovereign and the peasant."--Ibid., II. 239. "The better class of the inhabitants of the cities, whether traders and manufacturers or the bourgeoisie of France, are those who were the most decided enemies of Bonaparte."] [Footnote 3308: Napoleon, desirous of forming an opinion of him, said to Roederer, "Send me his books." "But," said Roederer, "he is only a translator." "No matter," replied Napoleon, "I will read his prefaces,"] [Footnote 3309: Cf. the "Dictionnaire biographique," published at Leipsic, 1806-1808 (by Eymory) 4 vols., and the "Almanach impérial" for 1807 to 1812; many other historic names are found there, and among these the ladies of the palace. In 1810, Comte de la Rochefoucauld is ambassador to Holland and Comte de Mercy-Argenteau ambassador to Bavaria.] [Footnote 3310: "The Revolution," II., 323. (Ed. Laffont I. 773, note 1)] [Footnote 3311: "The Revolution," vol. III., PP. 318~322. (Ed. Laff. II. pp. 237-240.)] [Footnote 3312: "The Ancient Régime," pp. 116-119, 128. (Ed. Laff. I. pp. 90-92, 100-101.)] [Footnote 3313: De Tilly, "Mémoires," I., 153. "The difference between the tone and language of the court and that of the city was about as great as that between Paris and the provinces."] [Footnote 3314: Hence the lack of success of the Maupeou parliament.]