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A citoyenne observing the Revolution as it unfolds—art, ideas, and upheaval, 1765–1799.
6/6 — September 1776
These words will not remain in America. Ideas travel faster than armies. Europe will read them—and some of us will begin to ask whether our own rulers can answer the same charges.
These words will not remain in America. Ideas travel faster than armies. Europe will read them—and some of us will begin to ask whether our own rulers can answer the same charges.
January 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM
6/6 — September 1776
These words will not remain in America. Ideas travel faster than armies. Europe will read them—and some of us will begin to ask whether our own rulers can answer the same charges.
These words will not remain in America. Ideas travel faster than armies. Europe will read them—and some of us will begin to ask whether our own rulers can answer the same charges.
5/6 — July 4, 1776
With the Declaration of Independence, the argument becomes explicit. Authority, they claim, comes from the people, not from tradition, conquest, or inheritance.
With the Declaration of Independence, the argument becomes explicit. Authority, they claim, comes from the people, not from tradition, conquest, or inheritance.
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
5/6 — July 4, 1776
With the Declaration of Independence, the argument becomes explicit. Authority, they claim, comes from the people, not from tradition, conquest, or inheritance.
With the Declaration of Independence, the argument becomes explicit. Authority, they claim, comes from the people, not from tradition, conquest, or inheritance.
4/6 — 1773–1774
What strikes me most is the organization: secrecy, planning, collective restraint. This is not a riot. It is a population learning how to act together against power.
What strikes me most is the organization: secrecy, planning, collective restraint. This is not a riot. It is a population learning how to act together against power.
January 21, 2026 at 12:39 PM
4/6 — 1773–1774
What strikes me most is the organization: secrecy, planning, collective restraint. This is not a riot. It is a population learning how to act together against power.
What strikes me most is the organization: secrecy, planning, collective restraint. This is not a riot. It is a population learning how to act together against power.
3/6 — December 16, 1773
In Boston, tea is thrown into the harbor. Economically wasteful, yes—but politically precise. Such acts transform protest into performance, and performance into shared conviction.
In Boston, tea is thrown into the harbor. Economically wasteful, yes—but politically precise. Such acts transform protest into performance, and performance into shared conviction.
January 21, 2026 at 12:39 PM
3/6 — December 16, 1773
In Boston, tea is thrown into the harbor. Economically wasteful, yes—but politically precise. Such acts transform protest into performance, and performance into shared conviction.
In Boston, tea is thrown into the harbor. Economically wasteful, yes—but politically precise. Such acts transform protest into performance, and performance into shared conviction.
2/6 — 1767
The Townshend Acts are not ruinous in cost. Their importance lies elsewhere: Parliament claims the right to tax people who cannot vote for it. This is a question of political legitimacy, not money.
The Townshend Acts are not ruinous in cost. Their importance lies elsewhere: Parliament claims the right to tax people who cannot vote for it. This is a question of political legitimacy, not money.
January 21, 2026 at 12:39 PM
2/6 — 1767
The Townshend Acts are not ruinous in cost. Their importance lies elsewhere: Parliament claims the right to tax people who cannot vote for it. This is a question of political legitimacy, not money.
The Townshend Acts are not ruinous in cost. Their importance lies elsewhere: Parliament claims the right to tax people who cannot vote for it. This is a question of political legitimacy, not money.
1/6 c. 1765–1767
From Europe, the unrest in Britain’s American colonies appears at first mundane: taxes, customs duties, trade regulations. Yet history teaches that revolutions rarely begin with grand ideals—they begin with disputes over authority.
From Europe, the unrest in Britain’s American colonies appears at first mundane: taxes, customs duties, trade regulations. Yet history teaches that revolutions rarely begin with grand ideals—they begin with disputes over authority.
January 21, 2026 at 12:39 PM
1/6 c. 1765–1767
From Europe, the unrest in Britain’s American colonies appears at first mundane: taxes, customs duties, trade regulations. Yet history teaches that revolutions rarely begin with grand ideals—they begin with disputes over authority.
From Europe, the unrest in Britain’s American colonies appears at first mundane: taxes, customs duties, trade regulations. Yet history teaches that revolutions rarely begin with grand ideals—they begin with disputes over authority.