Note 423 — Part I (continued 4)
Reading edition
Eliphas Lévi, Histoire de la Magie, p 407. The rôle of Freemasonry in preparing the Revolution habitually denied by the conspiracy of history is nevertheless clearly recognized in masonic circles--applauded by those of France, deplored by those of England and America. An American manual in my possession contains the following passage: "The Masons ... (it is now well settled by history) originated the Revolution with the infamous Duke of Orleans at their head."--A Ritual and Illustrations of Freemasonry, p. 31 note.