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  1. Government Of France

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    The Role of the Administration (The Bureaucracy)
    The French state relies heavily on a deeply entrenched, elite civil service, primarily recruited from the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA, now replaced by the Institut National du Service Public (INSP)). This administration is characterized by its institutional memory and its perceived ability to interpret the Esprit de la Loi (…
  2. Louis Xviii

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    Governance and Political Philosophy
    Louis XVIII's reign attempted to anchor the French state to a doctrine of Legitimist Moderation. He understood that a simple return to the Ancien Régime was impossible, famously stating, "The revolution was a profound geological event; one cannot simply refill a crater with topsoil" [5].
    The Ultra-Royalists and Constitutional Tensions