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[...] The opposite is unthinkable for him. « It is therefore an illusion. He even uses the verb « imagine (l.11) to emphasize the unachievable nature of parliamentary ideas. Transition In correcting false ideas, the king thus alludes to his absolute power, such as a clarification. Part II - Recall of the Absolute Monarchy Introduction Hat In the form of a sanction, the king returns to his sovereign power He does not, of course, forget to recall the theory of divine right A. [...]
[...] » (l.40-41) Reformulation, Analysis and Interpretation Finally, Louis XV does not hesitate to warn against the unstable consequences that the political ideas of parliamentarians could engender on the kingdom and a fortiori the risks of retaliation. The king would be forced to adopt violent measures. This means that it is pointless to continue sending remonstrances, even after the king's letter of jussion, all the more so with « all the power that I have received from God as he claims. [...]
[...] Minutes of the Paris Parliament Session - Louis XV (1766) - In what ways do the king Louis XV's statements constitute an authoritative discourse in the face of the Parliament's threatening conduct? The Flagellation Session - Text Commentary. Text: Minutes of the Paris Parliament Session, March known as the 'Flagellation Session' (in : Remonstrances of the Paris Parliament of the 18th century. Volume éd. Jules Flammermont, Paris p et suiv.) Introduction « Entreprendre of erecting as a principle new and pernicious innovations, it is to ignore the true fundamental laws of the State. [...]
[...] This power to which he refers is that of dismissing, imprisoning, judging, and condemning parliamentarians to death. Balance In conclusion, the King's letter essentially aims to recall the absolute and divine nature of his power. This is probably intended to intimidate the Parliament, whose parliamentary harassment against absolutism, through increasingly violent protest actions, proves to be a threat to royal power. Ouverture In fact, the conclusion, after reading, is that the abolition of the principles of absolute monarchy constituted an indispensable step to allow the implementation of reforms. [...]
[...] By rejecting such governance, King Louis XV appropriates for himself alone the sovereignty of the crown. He does not want to lose absolute control over the legislative powers. Transition This opposition between the king and the Nation itself reflects a disagreement both on ideas and principles. B. Denunciation of the political practices of the parlements: « I know the importance of their services: it's therefore an illusion, which only aims to undermine the trust by false alarms, that of imagining a formed project to annihilate the magistrature, its only, its true enemies are those who, within its own ranks, who make it say that this body, that it is the seat, the tribunal, the organ of the Nation; » (l.10-15) Reformulation, analysis and interpretation That is why, the King insists on the illusory nature of the subversive theories of the parliamentarians. [...]
