The Role Of Virtue In The 19th Century

In 1648 the European continent was a developing nation that improved upon its morality, virtue, and its code of conduct in the upcoming years. In between 1648 and 1815 there were many changes and new laws being implemented that reflected individual liberty amongst men and women. In the readings it states, “It follows that the first rule of your political conduct ought to be to relate all your efforts to maintaining equality and developing virtue.” This was a step to fight against monarchs, the republic and government systems that keep men subject to inequality and unfair rights. “The final case in men who naturally love liberty and dominion over others, in which they live in commonwealth is the foresight of their own preservation.” In the
The French was in opposition of a monarch and wanted a democracy as they saw democracy as a better government system that will demonstrate freedom and equality. Thus, will deprive from morality and virtue. “Not only is virtue the soul of democracy, but virtue can only exist within that form of government. Under a monarchy I know of only one individual who can love his country ­­ and who, for this, does not even need virtue­­ it is the monarch.” A monarch had total control over large amounts of land and people as one person is basically the government which their views and ideas are typically going to be bias. The importance of trying to establish equality and a better government policies relies heavily on democracy as the people decide how the country should be developed. “Give the French people this new gage of your zeal to protect patriotism, of your inflexible justice for the guilty, and of your devotion to the people's cause.” The changes begin to take place with the generalization that a democracy would be beneficial to all individual residing within the