Hippolyte Taine

“ BOOK SECOND. THE JACOBIN PROGRAM.
CHAPTER I. THE JACOBIN PARTY
I. The Doctrine.
II. A Communist State.
III. The object of the State is the regeneration of man.
IV. Two distortions of the natural man.
V. Equality and Inequality.
VI. Conditions requisite for making a citizen. ”

“ VI. Jacobin Massacre.
CHAPTER II. THE DEPARTMENTS.
I. The Sovereignty of the People.
II. In several departments it establishes itself in advance.
III. Each Jacobin band a dictator in its own neighborhood.
IV. Ordinary practices of the Jacobin dictatorship.
V. The companies of traveling volunteers.
VI. A tour of France in the cabinet of the Minister of the Interior.
CHAPTER III. SECOND STAGE OF THE JACOBIN CONQUEST
I. The second stage of the Jacobin conquest. ”

“ V. Intimidation and withdrawal of the Conservatives.
CHAPTER II. THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
I. Composition of the Legislative Assembly.
II. Degree and quality of their intelligence and Culture.
III. Aspects of their sessions.
IV. The Parties.
V. Their means of action.
VI. Parliamentary maneuvers.
CHAPTER III. POLICY OF THE ASSEMBLY
I. Policy of the Assembly. State of France at the end of 1791.
II. The Assembly hostile to the oppressed and favoring oppressors.
III. War.
IV. Secret motives of the leaders.
V. Effects of the war on the common people. ”