It was. And it caused us, later, to attempt our own, on two occasions. The first time, in 1830, we should have had it, the support was there, the people wished it, but we were given a new king instead of the one who fled at the idea.
[If Enjolras seems angry when he speaks of 1830, well, that certainly was a blow and wrong and all of that. It is to be expected, really.]
The second time, two years later, my friends, some other groups and leaders, mostly students and workers, rose to barricade the streets again, but...the people did not support change, though they'd been crying out for it. Fear, I think, is what held them back. France had certainly not given them reasons to hope as far as their lots went.
[So as far as fear goes, well...]
I suppose that when it comes to fear, one must consider the consequences, weigh them, as Combeferre would have me do more often and decide...is the potential best of outcomes worth what may be lost? If it is, then we find the courage to try it. Somewhere. I am certain you can too.
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[If Enjolras seems angry when he speaks of 1830, well, that certainly was a blow and wrong and all of that. It is to be expected, really.]
The second time, two years later, my friends, some other groups and leaders, mostly students and workers, rose to barricade the streets again, but...the people did not support change, though they'd been crying out for it. Fear, I think, is what held them back. France had certainly not given them reasons to hope as far as their lots went.
[So as far as fear goes, well...]
I suppose that when it comes to fear, one must consider the consequences, weigh them, as Combeferre would have me do more often and decide...is the potential best of outcomes worth what may be lost? If it is, then we find the courage to try it. Somewhere. I am certain you can too.