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« The Mountain thus fights on its right and left, identifying its struggle with the Revolution. »
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Jean-Clément Martin
Violence and Revolution: Essay on the Birth of a National Myth |
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Jean-Clément Martin
Violence and Revolution: Essay on the Birth of a National Myth
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« Thus, it is no exaggeration to say that the events that occurred in France between 1789 and 1799 changed the face of the world. If our country begins a "new life" on an unprecedented basis, the shock immediately reverberates throughout Europe, changes South America, then, resonating a whole century, inspires reformers and revolutionaries, and serves as a reference, even a reference, in the following century. »
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Jean-Clément Martin
France in Revolution, 1789-1799 |
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Jean-Clément Martin
France in Revolution, 1789-1799
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« Take-off: By privilege, the members of the nobility sentenced to death had their heads severed, instead of being hanged, like commoners. From this point of view, the guillotine restores equality. »
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Jean-Clément Martin
France in Revolution, 1789-1799 |
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Jean-Clément Martin
France in Revolution, 1789-1799
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