To Marie-Antoine-Jules Senard Member of the Paris Bar Ex- President of the National Assembly and Former Minister of the Interior Dear and Illustrious Friend Permit me to inscribe your name at the head of this book and above its dedication; for it is to you before all that I owe its publication. Reading over your magnificent defence my work has acquired for myself as it were an unexpected authority.
Accept then here the homage of my gratitude which how great soever it is will never attain the height of your eloquence and your devotion.