New French Leader Possibilities

It is the late 18th century (1700's). Due to the recent success of the American Revolution, a revolution has erupted in France as well. You are a French citizen, and do not want to live in all out chaos (Hobbes' state of nature). You decide you will seize power and help stabilize France. In order to do this, you must write a pamphlet to alert your fellow citizens as to why you are the ideal candidate for the job. This pamphlet must include the following:

A) A list of at least two (2) current problems you see in France

- One (1) solution that you will offer to each of these problems

- The social class is not well balanced. Most of the money is with the wealthy people and the church. The vast majority of the people (97%) are poor.

- Many people are being pointlessly slaughtered in France. The entire population is scared that they will be killed.

- (Solution) These pointless killings (called the reign of terror) were the result of Maxmillian Robespierre's paranoia of being overthrown. Anyone that supposedly posed a threat to Robespierre was swiftly tried and executed via the guillotine. A simple solution to this problem would be to remove Maxmillian Robespierre from power.

B) A list of at least one (1) change you will implement in the government

- Each change must be supported by one of the enlightenment thinkers

One change that I would make to France is to be a leader that doesn't kill people without carefully considering what they could have done. I would also create more order in France by making new laws. The problems in France that occurred under rulers such as King Louis XVI and Maximillian Robespierre were caused by a lack of order. This change would be supported by the enlightenment thinker Hobbes, who believed that people needed strict laws for order to be possible.

C)Why you are better suited to lead than King Louis XVI, Robespierre, and Napoleon

You must choose at least 1 of these 3 leaders

For each leader you choose, you must include:

- Short Biographical information

- One quote and reflection of what it means about that person

- One (1) interesting fun fact about person

- One (1) paragraph that explains why you are a better leader than them

King Louis XVI was the king of France when the Revolution began. King Louis had good intentions for France, but he was a very poor ruler. He listened to his wife instead of his advisors, who provided him with bad advice. He was a pushover; when he passed laws, he often would go back on his word. King Louis attempted to flee from France during the French Revolution.

I would be a better than King Louis because if I were to pass a reform, I would not go back on it. As a leader, I would rule with more authority and actually pay attention to the citizens I would be taking care of. King Louis actually realized how poor of a leader he was when he told his people "Do not follow the bad example which I have set for you."

D) At least two (2) pictures that represent your leadership qualities and a couple sentences to explain each picture