Gracchus Babeuf states that the inequities and violation of human rights practiced by society’s leading institutions is the impetus for social revolution. The deceitful acts of these institutions give rise to the mental and physical forces that necessitate requisite change by community members. And by combining these forces (creating a collective force), says Jean-Jacques Rousseau in his Social Contract, men can achieve and maintain true morality within a continuum of self-governing laws.
Comparatively, Chapter 3 addresses human rights and individual liberty. By analyzing and incorporating the various ideologies and methodologies characterized by the Enlightenment period, the French revolutionaries believed that complete equality between men: politically, economically, and socially, apart from religion, tradition, and community is obtainable. While the political atmosphere in Chapter 4, identifies and characterizes the various opposing political and social factions: the Jacobins, who were responsive and decisive; and the Girondins, analytical and cautious, provides strength and force leading towards a reformed government.
Philippe-François Fabre d’Englantine chaired a committee that recognized the importance of and secular calendar for the agrarian community of Paris. By removing the “subjugating influences” characteristic of Christianity, as illustrated in the Gregorian calendar, d’Englantine designed a calendar depicting the four seasons of the year with images of crops and scenic views associated with the season, and its temperature within the calendar year; instilling a renewed appreciation and national pride among the farming community.
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