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Excerpt from The French Revolutionary Epoch, Vol. 1: Being a History of France, From the Beginning of the First French Revolution to the End of the Second Empire
He laid the second foundation of modern society by becoming the leader of troops he gathered round him, at first to defend his domain against nomadic invaders, later on to attack them. Little by little, through the respect that physical courage always in Spires in primitive societies, there sprang up amongst these troops a feeling of hero-worship for their leader, which, being transmitted from father to 'son, created a bond between the chief and his supporters, and led at last to the formation of a local and resident corps of fighting men. Then the mutual obligations became clearly defined: the chief had to protect and main tain his supporters, and they had to give their lives for him in time of need. Such, in brief, was the feudal system. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
