Jacques Necker (and public opinion) [ Politics / Publicity ]
… Public Opinion, and the Old Regime Under the Old Regime, the public sphere not only comprised the literary activities of salons, cafes, or the exchange of enlightened ideas through printed works like the encyclopédie , but also the discursive … begged him to remain ‘faithful to the nation and the King, and to remain in the ministry’ ( Ibid .). Necker’s wife, the salonist Suzanne Curchod or ‘Madame Necker’, soon emerged announcing Necker had handed in his resignation the day before, …
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