Remove the spaces from the following sentence: Under such circumstances to “proclaim” the programme of a republic, a permanent parliament, election of officers by the people (the “armed nation”), etc., would have meant, in practice, “proclaiming” a revolution (with a wrong revolutionary programme!).
Undersuchcircumstancesto“proclaim”theprogrammeofarepublic,apermanentparliament,electionofofficersbythepeople(the“armednation”),etc.,wouldhavemeant,inpractice,“proclaiming”arevolution(withawrongrevolutionaryprogramme!).