• DOI:10.1086/237315
Corpus ID: 3270766

Napoleon and the Age of Nationalism

@article{Kohn1950NapoleonAT,
  title={Napoleon and the Age of Nationalism},
  author={H. Kohn},
  journal={The Journal of Modern History},
  year={1950},
  volume={22},
  pages={21 - 37}
}

H. Kohn

Published 1950

Sociology

The Journal of Modern History

A SINCERE patriotism, a deep attachment to the soil and people of France, inspired Robespierre. It provided a moving lyrical undertone to the tragic sternness of his reports: "Yes, this delightful land which we inhabit and which nature caresses with love is made tobe the domain of liberty and happiness; this sensitive and proud people is truly born for glory and virtue. O my fatherland, if fate had caused me to be born in a foreign and distant country, I would have addressed heaven continuously… CONTINUE READING

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