Western Civilization II / Unit 7 WC2 0613 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Church Lands Seized, Titles Abolished, Liberty Equality Fraternity
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The idea
In October seventeen eighty-nine church lands were seized and auctioned to fund the state; in early seventeen ninety noble titles were abolished. Government now dealt with individuals, not orders; differences were of wealth, not rank; legitimate power belonged to the nation.
In practice
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: the slogan of the whole.
Where people slip
Equality before the law, the anchor's phrase, not equality of condition.
Your place on the trail
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