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ntsandgrievances

    oftheirnstituentshadbeentendoage

    freatfinalactthatosavefrance.

    theestatesgeneralay5th,1789.

    thekingour.theclergyandthenobility

    letitbeknohattheyogiveupasingleone

    oftheirprivileges.thekingorderedthethreegroupsof

    representativestoetindifferentrooanddiscusstheir

    grievancesseparately.thethirdestaterefusedtoobeytheroyal

    nd.theytookasoleoathtothateffeasquash

    urthastilyputinorderforthepurposeofthisillegaleting

    ohofjune,1789.theyinsistedthatallthree

    estates,nobility,eettogether

    andsoinfordhisjesty.thekinggavein.

    asthe``nationalassely,theestatesgeneralbegan

    todis.thekinggot

    angry.thenagaiated.hesaidthathewouldnever

    surrenderhisabsolutepohunting,fot

    allaboutthecaresofthestateandthe

    chasehegavein.foritheroyalhabittodht

    thingattheeinthehepeople

    andgavetheothing.

    then,ultitude

    ofpoorpeople,thekingsurrenderedandgavehissubjects

    e,hohepeople

    edyed.heking

    signedhisnatotheroyaldecreeedhisbeloved

    subjectsaandbtheyhreateningtokilltheentireroyal

    falyuheyreceivedaplusbplusdsoon,

    throughtheanduptothescaffold.

    unfortuhekierbehind.

    heneveruoodthis.evenwhenhelaidhisheadunder

    theguillotithatheuchabusednwhohad

    receivedastuthehandsofpeople

    hehadlovedtothebestofhislitedability.

    historical``ifs,asihaveoftenwaedyou,areneverof

    anyvalue.itisveryeasyforustosaythatthenarchy

    ghthavebeensaved``iflouishadbeenanofgreater

    energyandlesskindnessofheart.butthekingalone.

    even``ifhehadpossessedtheruthlessstrengthofnapoleon,

    hiscareerduringthesedifficultdaysghthavebeeneasily

    ruinedbyhisariatheresaof

    austriaandheteristicvirtuesand

    vicesofayounggirlost

    autocratiddiaevalurtofthatage.

    shedeustbetakenandplanneda

    unterrevolution.neckerissedandloyal

    troopsoparis.thepeople,heyheardof

    this,stordthefortressofthebastilleprison,andonthe

    fourteenthofjulyoftheyear1789,theydestroyedthis

    faliarbutchhatedsyolofautopower

    obeapoliticalprisonand

    hekupforpiketsandsend

    storyn.nyoftheookthehintahe

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