Talk:Antoine Barnave

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The following is some of the information I have learned and plan to add to Antoine Barnave’s Wikipedia page. I want to include his thoughts about the economy, slavery in Saint-Dominigue, private property, and freedom of speech. He argued that the economic struggle should be the main concern for the people of France as it affects the progress of the nation as a whole. Financial growth comes about through the abolishment of the feudal system as well as the utilization of Church lands to encourage production and sale in France and obtaining loans from foreign countries by setting lands up as collateral. Slaves in Saint-Dominigue are also a necessary evil due to the fact we avoid salary expense by increasing the only source of profit for the French people. They are responsible for the revenue we gain with the production of coffee and sugar, which establishes respect and authority in Europe by being the main suppliers. Private property and freedom of speech are sacred rights that must be protected as highlighted in the Declaration of Rights of Man. It is important that everyone’s natural rights are not only protected but encouraged to have and use; it is being able to express oneself freely that allows for needed change to occur.
In addition, I want to clarify the tale of his correspondence with Marie Antoinette as well as his reasons for it – explaining the misconceptions of the letters and how this lead to his death and quarrel with the Jacobins. Barnave was attempting to get Marie Antoinette’s support for a constitutional monarch, but he later learned that she was trying to manipulate his kindness in order to further her desire to reinstate the original monarchy. The Jacobins misinterpreted the communication as a sign of disloyalty for the French and opposition to the revolution; thus, they killed him in order to stop what they saw as actions in bad faith. Not to mention, his dislike for unnecessary violence must be explored because it played a role in him leaving the Jacobins and creating the Feuillants. The Feuillants had a very strong stance in favor of economic progression and the balance of power through a constitutional monarchy. These beliefs encourage peace and compromise, which contrasted the radical ideology of the Jacobins.
Bibliography
*Bradby, E. D. The Life of Barnave. Oxford: Clarendon Pr., 1915. Print.            
*Blanning, Timothy C. W. The French Revolution: Class War or Culture Clash? Second ed. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1998. Print.            
*De Stael, Germaine. Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution. Ed. Aurelian Craiutu. English ed. Indianapolis: Liberty Funds, 1818. Print.            
*Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2003. Print.            
*Goldhammer, Arthur. A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution. Ed. FrancÌ§ois Furet and Mona Ozouf. Cambridge (Massachusetts): Belknap of Harvard UP, 1989. Print.            
*Plain, Nancy. Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and the French Revolution. New York: Benchmark, 2002. Print.            
*Sutherland, Donald. The French Revolution and Empire: The Quest for a Civic Order. Oxfork, UK: Blackwell Pub., 2003. Print.            
*Barnave, Antoine, and Emanuel Chill. Power, Property, and History; Barnave's Introduction to the French Revolution and Other Writings. New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Print.            
Ana22gb (talk) 19:48, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: , after going over your draft in your sandbox, I noticed that you have not cited enough sources for the amount of information you are providing. I have the same issue with Barnave's article page: I believe the article needs to have citations added all throughout. There is definitely a lack of citations. Also, the way you presented the information is similar to the way you would write an essay, rather than having an encyclopedic tone to it. Nonetheless, I do like the topics you want to add to your characters page. I believe it is all very relevant. In addition, the few sources you chose to use seem to be reliable, which adds to your article. However, you have to be careful with the way you present and introduce the information. Try to be as clear and assertive as possible. Apart from that, I believe you have done a great job so far. Keep up the good work!Iarbi002 (talk) 03:31, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
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