BOOK I.

CHAPTER I. Opposing Judgments passed on the French Revolution at its Origin 1 II. The Fundamental and Final Object of the Revolution was not, as has been supposed, the destruction of Religious Authority and the weakening of Political Power 5 III. Showing that the French Revolution was a Political Revolution which followed the course of Religious Revolutions, and for what Reasons 9 IV. Showing that nearly the whole of Europe had had precisely the same Institutions, and that these Institutions were everywhere falling to pieces 12 V. What was the peculiar scope of the French Revolution 16