The new government (so far as the people dare to disclose their sentiments) is disdained, I am persuaded, by the greater number,--who, as M. de La Fayette complains, and as the truth is, have declined to take any share in the new elections to the National Assembly, either as candidates or electors.
Burke expresses his belief that the new government in France is largely disdained by the populace, as evidenced by their reluctance to participate in elections.
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