[Gutenberg 20580] • Napoleon the Little
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- Authors
- Hugo, Victor
- Publisher
- Aegypan
- Tags
- napoleon iii , france -- history -- second republic , classics , emperor of the french , 1808-1873 , france -- history -- coup d'état , history , 1851 , 1848-1852
- ISBN
- 9781606640944
- Date
- 1852-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.36 MB
- Lang
- en
*"The suffrages of the nation, and the oath I have just taken, command my future conduct. My duty is clearly marked. I will fulfill it as a man of honor. I shall regard as the enemies of the country all who seek to change, by illegal means, that which all France has established!"*
When he was done speaking, the Constituent Assembly rose, and with a single voice the exclamation shouted: "Long live the Republic!"
The small man descended from the tribune and went up to General Cavaignac, offering him his hand. The general, for a few instants, hesitated to accept the grasp. All who had just heard the words of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, pronounced in a tone so imbued with good faith, blamed the general for his hesitation!