POTTER United Families

To these ardent Liberals was added de Merode, the “will be cousin”
of Louis, a moderate catholic. Gendebien became member as of
October 10, when he returned from Paris, which gave Louis 12 days
of unlimited power. Although de Merode opposed Louis' motions to
eliminate rank and privileges, he could be outvoted by the other 3.
Louis said of him that: “When in group, I only had opposition from
Mr. de Merode and his spirit of conservatism with somewhat
outrageous superb attitude of a great lord”, whereas Louis thought
that the poor people who sacrificed into the revolution were left aside
by ancient principles working against new democratic values.
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