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Regarding Jeff Lipkes' posting: 
 
I agree with the most of the details provided by Jeffrey. But I insist 
that it's in the Legislative assembly (1791) and not in the Convention 
(1792) that the left-right opposition has its origin. The "Jacobins", so 
called because they met and worked in the jacobins former convent, 
seated on the left. They were mostly republicans, but not at all 
"socialist". The "Feuillants", so called because they met and worked in 
the feuillants former convent, seated on the right. They were mostly 
monarchist (constitutionally). As for Dupont de Nemours, he already 
belonged with Mirabeau to the first assembly, the "Assemblee Nationale 
Constituante", where he protested against the emission of 2 billions 
"assignats" without interest, secured on the national assets (taken from 
the Church). It's relevant that in his discourse, quoting his friend 
Lavoisier, as well as Hume and Smith, he defended a strictly orthodox 
quantity theory of money.  
 
Considering the following events, up to the "18 brumaire", there is no 
doubt for me, although I admit it can be controversed, that the 
revolution was driven, in last resort, by the capitalist bourgeoisie, 
but a bourgeoisie shared between the "laisser-faire" and the necessity 
of the state protection (mercantilist reminiscense), as the english one 
at the same time (what explains the napoleon war against England, 
following the former conflicts of the seventeenth). 
 
Regards 
 
RK 
 
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