« Tyranny and fanaticism always work together; they worked with intelligence to the dumbing down of the human species. Religion is a madness, a disease of the mind or heart that is important to destroy. Ingrand , December 09, 1793 »
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Jean-Clément Martin
France in Revolution, 1789-1799 |
Jean-Clément Martin
France in Revolution, 1789-1799
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« In a nascent republic, when the march of revolution forces the legislator to put terror on the agenda, it is to avenge the nation of its enemies: And the scaffold that once was the sharing of the wretched and the weak, has finally become what it should be: the tomb of traitors, schemers, ambitious and kings. Billaud Varenne, November 18, 1793 »
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Jean-Clément Martin
Terror: Truths and Legends |
Jean-Clément Martin
Terror: Truths and Legends
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« The singularity of the Revolution stems from the blatant contradiction between the violence deployed and the proclaimed revolutionary ideal: Installing happiness on earth. »
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Jean-Clément Martin
Terror: Truths and Legends |
Jean-Clément Martin
Terror: Truths and Legends
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