Sansculottism will burn much; but what is incombustible it will not burn.  Fear not Sansculottism; recognise it for what it is, the portentous, inevitable end of much, the miraculous beginning of much.  One other thing thou mayest understand of it:  that it too came from God; for has it not been?  From of old, as it is written, are His goings forth; in the great Deep of things; fearful and wonderful now as in the beginning:  in the whirlwind also He speaks! and the wrath of men is made to praise Him.—­But to gauge and measure this immeasurable Thing, and what is called account for it, and reduce it to a dead logic-formula, attempt not!  Much less shalt thou shriek thyself hoarse, cursing it; for that, to all needful lengths, has been already done.  As an actually existing Son of Time, look, with unspeakable manifold interest, oftenest in silence, at what the Time did bring:  therewith edify, instruct, nourish thyself, or were it but to amuse and gratify thyself, as it is given thee.

Another question which at every new turn will rise on us, requiring ever new reply is this:  Where the French Revolution specially is?  In the King’s Palace, in his Majesty’s or her Majesty’s managements, and maltreatments, cabals, imbecilities and woes, answer some few:—­whom we do not answer.  In the National Assembly, answer a large mixed multitude:  who accordingly seat themselves in the Reporter’s Chair; and therefrom noting what Proclamations, Acts, Reports, passages of logic-fence, bursts of parliamentary eloquence seem notable within doors, and what tumults and rumours of tumult become audible from without,—­produce volume on volume; and, naming it History of the French Revolution, contentedly publish the same.  To do the like, to almost any extent, with so many Filed Newspapers, Choix des Rapports, Histoires Parlementaires as there are, amounting to many horseloads, were easy for us.  Easy but unprofitable.  The National Assembly, named now Constituent Assembly, goes its course; making the Constitution; but the French Revolution also goes its course.

In general, may we not say that the French Revolution lies in the heart and head of every violent-speaking, of every violent-thinking French Man?  How the Twenty-five Millions of such, in their perplexed combination, acting and counter-acting may give birth to events; which event successively is the cardinal one; and from what point of vision it may best be surveyed:  this is a problem.  Which problem the best insight, seeking light from all possible sources, shifting its point of vision whithersoever vision or glimpse of vision can be had, may employ itself in solving; and be well content to solve in some tolerably approximate way.