"Not since Robespierre staged the festival of the supreme being on the Champs de Mars in Paris in June 1794 can a civil religion have been given such a blatant and beautiful expression, perfectly calculated to inspire a nation"
I was surprised by that quote too. I don't recall ever reading anything purely positive about the Festival anywhere either.
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Date: 2009-02-09 02:39 am (UTC)I was surprised by that quote too. I don't recall ever reading anything purely positive about the Festival anywhere either.