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Volney was the most famous of the Ideologues although it was Tracy who invented the word. Volney "discovered" a young and then unknown Napopleon Bonaparte during a 1793 trip through Corsica. They remained friends throughout the revolutionary period, with Bonaparte often asking Volney for advice regarding his career. Volney later convinced the other Ideologues to support Bonaparte's coup. As a reward the Premier Consul offered Volney the Third Consulship as well as the Interior Ministry. Volney declined both posts but accepted the offer to become a Senator. Bonaparte and the Ideologues subsequently disagreed over the Concordat with the Pope which effectively ended the separation of church and state established by the 1791 constitution. But their real split came with the proclamation of the Empire; in the event, Volney was one of only three Senators to vote against it--and it was their opposition to his budding tyranny that caused Bonaparte to use the word "Ideologue" as a pejorative...
posted by ThomasCWilliams at 1:08 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2009
posted by KevinCarson at 4:33 pm (EST) on Jan 19, 2009
a serious collection. from ardrey to meredith. heigh-ho.
posted by Porius at 10:01 pm (EST) on Oct 10, 2008
posted by jot at 3:48 am (EST) on Aug 10, 2008