Macaulay tells us that "If the French people therefore should be so capricious as to fling off their new constitution, and subject themselves to more unequal forms of government, or even to tyranny, it will be agreeable to the course of past experience. But such an exertion of power cannot injure their right; and whatever form or complexion any future government in France may bear, it can have no legitimate source, but in the ..."

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Macaulay argues that any legitimate government in France must derive its source from the will of the people, regardless of its form or complexion. Therefore, the only option that fits this criterion is the will of the people.

Macaulay Tells Us That "If the French People Therefore Should