Part III

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[171] Even Raynouard, the apologist of the Templars (op. cit., p. 19), admits that, if less unjust and violent measures had been adopted, the interest of the State and the safety of the throne might have justified the abolition of the Order.

[172] Funck-Brentano, op. cit., p. 386.

[173] "The bourgeoisie, whenever it has conquered power, has destroyed all feudal, patriarchal, and idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder all the many-coloured feudal bonds which united men to their 'natural superiors,' and has left no tie twixt man and man but naked self-interest and callous cash payment."--_The Communist Manifesto_.

[174] Eliphas Lévi, _Histoire de la Magie_, p. 273.

[175] E. J. Castle, op. cit., _A.Q.C._, Vol. XX. Part I . p. 11.

[176] Ibid.,