Freedom During The French Revolution

Throughout world history, the word freedom has been constantly nagging at governments minds. What country wouldn't want this wonderful sounding word to be how they define their country? However, freedom seems to be like sand, the more you tighten your hold, the more sand falls. The solution to make this sand less gritty and more compact, is by using correct government practices. Many governments have tried and failed to define freedom, through communism, monarchies, dictatorships, republics, and democracies. They have failed, and examples of this are ancient greek, the french, and the Chinese Red Guard. A democracy is a government type in which, all eligible people of the state are allowed to vote, and have a say in government matters. The

The whole reason why they had this cycle of government switches, was because each ruler had a different idea of freedom, and within their different ideas, all of them had themselves in the picture. The main rulers of the french revolution were Robespierre, Napoleon, King Louis XVI, and a group of constitutional monarchists. King Louis XVI, was the first ruler of france in this equation. He was a man who mostly feared for himself, and didn't notice the people's freedom, unless it affected his own. Because he was such a fearful man, he got a bunch of his friends together, and started a counsel. This made a lot of the lower classes feel left out, and like they didn't have a say in politics. Soon, a group was formed, they called themselves constitutional monarchists. They made an oath to get a constitution for France, and they weren't big fans of the king. The king soon fell, and France fell into chaos, until one man would save the day. Maximilien

Many governments have tried and failed to define freedom, through communism, monarchies, dictatorships, republics, and democracies. The truth is, the more we split up and divide ourselves from one another through government changes, the farther we will get from freedom. According to the Cambridge dictionary, “the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited” “ Freedom can't be forced, it must be chosen by the people. Government can't make this change come to pass, or the sand will just keep slipping through their fingers. People need to be the water to help wehigh the sand down, and keep it from slipping out. In other words. A government needs people willing to have their freedom, and people need a government willing to give them their divine rights. There are many countries with freedom now, and they have some of the said government types. This proves that government affects your freedom both positively and negatively. While it is true that government can positively affect freedom, when they medel with peoples rights it becomes a free government, not a free