Hippolyte Taine — The Ancient Regime — CHAPTER II. THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES.

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Hippolyte Taine
The Ancient Regime
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ANCIENT SOCIETY.
CHAPTER II. THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES.

CHAPTER II. THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES.

Number of the Privileged Classes.
Their Possessions, Capital, and Revenue.
Their Immunities.
Their Feudal Rights.
They may be justified by local and general services.