Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity- Rousseau (Katharine Yan)
Do order, security, and efficiency even have any substance if the goals of liberty, equality, and fraternity are not met and put into place? We need to focus less on the efficiency of the government and more on the people of France themselves. What good is it for the country to be safe if the natural rights of men are not provided for them? There may be less foreign threats with the steadily expanding empire of Napoleon. However, what is the point of expanding our government if this government is unfair and does not protect the people's rights? Although the nation is seeking order and stability after several years of terror, that is no excuse to establish a government that does not fully respect the liberty of the people. Prioritizing order over freedom is simply a sign of a government that is imposing too much control. It is my strong belief that the government should only have limited controls and guarantee equality for all. The people need to have more say in this government. After all, they are inherently good. Overall, the focus of France should be on fulfilling the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
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Montesquieu (Will Campbell)
ReplyDeleteI can certainly understand your desire for liberty, but that doesn't mean that order and security prevent that. After all, it was the 'liberty' and 'fraternity' of the Reign of Terror that got countless men, women, and children exicuted at the blade of the guillotine. Although, don't get me wrong either. I certainly do not support the way Napoleon is running the government. I believe that you could easily achieve a balance between order and liberty if you were to implement a government with separated powers that could check and balance each other. That way, no one person or group can dominate the country and bend laws to their liking as was done by the nobles of the past or Napoleon now.
Mary Wallstonecraft (Braden Fleming)
ReplyDeleteI respect your beliefs on this topic and I agree with you, however, equality must be spread and have a broader target. Not only men should have this right but women should as well. Men would not understand the discrimination us women are put under and if equality does not include all citizens of this nation, then it would not accomplish much at all.
Voltaire: I'm so glad that someone else views this Revolution the same way that I do! There is no progression in seeking a society with efficiency when we need to shift our focus on equality! The fact that the government would seek limits to cut down on our freedom is appalling, and I find it shameful that security finds its way above liberty! Liberty, equality, and fraternity must stand.
ReplyDeleteMember of the royal family: I completely disagree with you on this one. Order and efficiency can get things done nice and quickly. It's a lot easier with one ruler who can make the laws nice and fast. He can use the army to take control with order. With that everyone would be in order. Look at what the french revolution got you. It got you no where. IT just led straight back to monarchy which is the best system. Monarchy uses order, security, and efficiency which results in the best way to rule over a group of people.
ReplyDeleteThomas Hobbes: I must say, I do cannot even begin to fathom where you gathered such foolhardy ideas. Without a stable government, the rights of the people are pointless. What good is equality between men, if men are fighting to survive? An orderly, efficient, and secure government offers peace and prosperity. Governments can almost never have too much control over the people. As people are naturally evil, they would fall apart without a strong government to unit them.
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