What are the masses...
With the spread of the revolutionary movement in western Europein the 1820's, Alexander lost much of his former admiration for the very principles of representative government. Commenting on themurder of the Duke de Berry, he remarked to the French ambassador: "What are the masses? Inert and passive they suffer and groan under
the fury of the despotism of factions, but they invariably submit to
the one that triumphs".
Could you please intepret the bolded in your own words I understand the words but can't get a coherent meaning thanks
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Vladv What are the masses? How can we describe the bulk of the population? Vladv Inert and passive they suffer and groan underthe fury of the despotism of factions They do nothing to improve the political situation, yet they are subjected to the turmoil in it as the various parties within the movement (factions) fight each other for power, exercising that power upon the people helter-skelter (despotism) as they achieve it.
- Vladv What are the masses?
- How can we describe the bulk of the population?
- Vladv Inert and passive they suffer and groan underthe fury of the despotism of factions They do nothing to improve the political situation, yet they are subjected to the turmoil in it as the various parties within the movement (factions) fight each other for power, exercising that power upon the people helter-skelter (despotism) as they achieve it.
- They do nothing to aid one faction or the other, and then they meekly accept whichever one finally wins as their new rulers.
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VladvWhat are the masses?
How can we describe the bulk of the population?
VladvInert and passive they suffer and groan underthe fury of the despotism of factions
They do nothing to improve the political situation, yet they are subjected to the turmoil in it as the various parties within the movement (factions) figh
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