Jacques Necker (and public opinion) [ Politics / Publicity ]
… judge or rational sphere of authority that justified their own political designs. 3 Perhaps none were as keenly aware of the piercing gaze of ‘the public’ and the importance of its support - particularly regarding matters of … men who attract attention to themselves are obliged to appear: there, public opinion, as from the height of a throne, awards prizes and crowns, makes and unmakes reputations’. 4 On the influence and popularity one could expect from … the compte rendu famously projected a 10 million livre surplus in the monarchy’s accounts despite France being at war. Although Necker’s accounting has been queried ever since the compte rendu ’s publication - and today remains a …
Censorship | Finance | French Revolution | Public sphere | Third Estate
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