"The Odious Ideas of the Philosophes" by Klemens von Metternich

Metternich's beliefs regarding the philosophes and the French Revolution:

• the progress of the human mind has grown more rapidly than wisdom which has created a revolution created by false systems
• The philosophes, who abandoned the moral laws of God, created odious ideas which they placed into the minds of other men
• France was unfortunate to have the most philosophes. In France, religion, morality, and authority were all attacked most fervently by the philosophes
• The revolution was created by downgrading the name of God and his divine powers. The social contract also contributed to the Revolution.
• The French Revolution created chaos with many victims
• With the French Revolution, its seeds spread all over the continent of Europe. These revolutionary sees were further developed by the despotic reign of Napoleon.