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Thus came into existence, by a treaty in 1815, the Holy Alliance, to which the King Of France after wards gave his adherence. It had for its object the protection of the divine right of Kings and resist ance to every form of liberal thought. Its ultimate declarations defined revolt against constituted authority as a 'crime and set forth the undoubted right Of the European Powers to take a hostile attitude toward those states in which the overthrow of the government was in contemplation; becaiise thsy held 'equally null; and disallowed by the public law Of Europe, any pretended reform effected by revolt and open force. The Alliance asserted its determination, in consequence of this, to repel the maxim of rebellion, in whatever place and under whatever form it might Show itself.
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Thus came into existence, by a treaty in 1815, the Holy Alliance, to which the King Of France after wards gave his adherence. It had for its object the protection of the divine right of Kings and resist ance to every form of liberal thought. Its ultimate declarations defined revolt against constituted authority as a 'crime and set forth the undoubted right Of the European Powers to take a hostile attitude toward those states in which the overthrow of the government was in contemplation; becaiise thsy held 'equally null; and disallowed by the public law Of Europe, any pretended reform effected by revolt and open force. The Alliance asserted its determination, in consequence of this, to repel the maxim of rebellion, in whatever place and under whatever form it might Show itself.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 026716212X
- ISBN 13 9780267162123
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages312
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