By turns or at the same time its impotence and injustice have been deplorable.

It has committed or allowed too many outrages on persons, property, and consciences.

All in all the Revolution did nothing else, and it is time that this should stop.

Safety and security for consciences, property, and persons is the loud and unanimous outcry vibrating in all hears.[3103]--To calm things down, many novelties are required: To start with, the political and administrative concentration just described, a centralization of all powers in one hand, local powers conferred by the central power, and, to exercise this supreme power a resolute chief, equal in intelligence to his high position.

Next, a regularly paid army,[3104] carefully equipped, properly clothed and fed, strictly disciplined and therefore obedient and able to do its duty without wavering or faltering, like any other instrument of precision.
An active police force and gendarmerie kept on a tight rein.
Administrators independent of those under their jurisdiction, and judges independent of those due to be tried.