First Epoch II

508 It is very improbable that the Revolution will ever cease; to all appearances it is eternal. One does not need to be in Paris; Burke is better than so many travellers.

538 Should there be a state only so that there are families? Property is a family concept. All property is property of the family. Here all the so-called tituli are joined together. A healthy family must have a trade. Should children conduct the trade of their fathers? Certainly, that is better; the military caste can and should not be a trade. Trade is a concept that is inconceivable without the family. Estate is only a legal concept. Among themselves the peoples should not form a state, like under the Romans, nor a family, like the church, but a society. International law should be vegetable. Constitution and representation are chimeras contrary to honour and peace.

539 Every genuine nation is a great family.

540 When corrupted, the power of the family turns into the urge to dominate. Priests and mandarins should rule – the philosophers according to Plato. Intellectuals should form themselves into a humanistic estate, like the Christians and the knights of the best times. There should be many institutions for the poor, criminals, the sick, children.

591 The most vulgar opponents of the Revolution, who detest it as a diabolical chaos, are much better than those who get involved with principles.