the ancient Régime. "Religions, even false, have this advantage, that
they are an obstacle to the introduction of arbitrary doctrines.
Individuals have a center of faith; governments have no fear of dogmas
once known and which do not change. Superstition, so to say, is
regulated, circumscribed and kept within bounds which it cannot, or
dare not, go outside of."

[12] Thibaudeau, p. 151 (Prairial 21, year X). "The First Consul
combated at length the different systems of the philosophy on cults,
natural religions, deism, etc. All that according to him, was mere
ideology."

[13] Pelet de la Lozère, p. 208 (May 22, 1804).

[14] Thibaudeau, p. 152 (Prairial 21, year X).

[15] Pelet de la Lozère, p, 223 (March 4, 1806).

[16] Roederer, "Oevres complètes," III., 334 (Aug. 18, 1800).

[17] What impression could this have made on Lenin? Could he not have
felt: "Perhaps Napoleon's logic was good at that time but now with
electricity, the steam engine and modern industrialism it will be
possible to do without the efficiency of capitalism and hence with
its inequalities and egoism? If so then we can recreate the equality
dreamt of by Babeuf, Robespierre, Saint Just and the other ancient
revolutionaries!!"

[18] Ref.: "Where some people are very wealthy and others have
nothing, the result will either be extreme democracy or absolute