... so eloquently put to paper. The declaration helped make wealth, not birth or blood or legal privilege the foundation for social and political order in France. The reforms of 1791 enacted several new changes for France and its people. Although the Assembly wanted all people to be equal before the law, ... wanted to first distinguish himself from the others who wanted to distance themselves from France and show his allegiance. Second he wanted to end the abuses of the Old Regime, and third, the thought he would gain a promotion. In 1792, Napoleon became a Jacobin. A Jacobin was republican...

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