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In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, inspired and directed i
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"In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, inspired and directed in large measure by members of the fast perishing aristocracy of race, character and tradition"

- Ralph A. Cram

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This quote by Ralph A. Cram talks to the increase of republicanism in the eighteenth century as a response to the development of a new and overbearing force. The republicanism of this age was mainly inspired and directed by members of the aristocracy, a class of individuals who were quickly ending up being outdated. This quote recommends that the aristocracy of the time was inspired by a desire to protect their standard worths and beliefs from the oppressive force that was emerging. The republicanism of the eighteenth century was a method for the upper class to fight back versus the new and overbearing force, and to maintain their conventional values and beliefs. This quote talks to the power of the aristocracy to resist the overbearing force and to protect their standard worths and beliefs.
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