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L'essai examine les choix politiques et moraux de la période révolutionnaire en affirmant que l'Assemblée faillit en maintenant la royauté au lieu d'établir légalement la république, choix qui transforma une transition possible en vagues de violence. L'auteur analyse le rôle des Girondins et de figures comme Madame Roland, reconnaissant leurs élans tout en critiquant leur pose publique et son manque d'authenticité affective. Il montre comment l'absence d'une proclamation réfléchie facilita les insurrections, les massacres et la radicalisation, et argue qu'un gouvernement conçu pour une époque de mouvement aurait mieux canalisé les forces révolutionnaires.
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