====================== HES POSTING =================== As would have say Jean Rostand, when being asked wether frogs belonged to the insects family, I'm firstly iclined to answer that such a story is approximately true, except that there was no "french parliament" before 1789 (up to this time, "le parlement" was only the highest courts) and no "socialist government" at all, and that in 1791, the very year of reference to "left" and "right", there was no matter of "capitalists" and "activists" (the revolution was driven by the capitalist bourgeoisie). In the "Assemblee Legislative" of 1791, succeeding to the "Assemblee Nationale Constituante", the "rightists" (on the right of the assembly president gallery) were "physiocrates" who were, thats'true, rather supporters of "laisser faire" (Dupont de Nemours had belonged to them in the former instance, one year before). As for the "leftists" (on the left of the gallery), they were just "socialist" enough to vote a law (with the "rightists") baning not only corporations, but unions too (Le Chapelier's Law). Regards Romain Kroes ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]