《乌合之众·第三编·不同群体的分类与描述·所谓犯罪群体》第6节
At the end of a week's work, all these operations being brought to an end, the slaughterers can think of reposing themselves. Profoundly convinced that they have deserved well of their country, they went to the authorities and demanded a recompense. The most zealous went so far as to claim a medal. The history of the Commune of 1871 affords several facts analogous to those which precede. Given the growing influence of crowds and the successive capitulations before them of those in authority, we are destined to witness many others of a like nature.
注释摘要
勒庞在这一段把九月屠杀的叙述收束到一个极具讽刺意味的场景上：一周的杀戮结束后，那群屠杀者安然休息，并深信自己为国家立了大功，于是去向当局索取酬劳，最殷勤的甚至要求颁发勋章。勒庞接着笔锋一转，将时间线拉到二十四年前的巴黎公社，说公社的历史里也出现了类似的情况，然后补了一句沉重的预言——鉴于群体的影响力不断增长，而掌权者在它们面前接连退让，我们注定还要目睹许多…