Begun six years earlier, the Revolution not only constituted the great historic turning point of France, but also swarmed throughout Europe with liberating germs which, having come to maturity, would take away one by one the thrones of the old monarchical Europe. In this vast mixing of ideas, and beyond the utopias and excesses inherent in such considerable historical phenomena, was to remain the ideological torch of a people who will enlighten freedom-loving men for decades. The Revolution of 1789 will serve as a symbol for millions of men of all races, all nations, and all conditions.
While in October 1795, the Place de la Révolution is renamed Place de la Concorde, on 13 Vendémiaire, a young general responds to Barras who asks him to restore republican legality by force:
... I accept, but I warn you that the sword out of its scabbard, I will not put it back until I have restored order.
His name is Napoleon Bonaparte.
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