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Richmond 2022-07-06 09:53:17
The Terror of the French Revolution
During the French Revolution, when Dan Dong, chairman of the Public Security Committee of the revolutionary government, realized the importance of individual ethics, he also began to break with Robespierre, a former comrade-in-arms and a believer in collective justice. Danton, who mastered the...
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Emile 2022-10-17 09:56:02
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1789
Article 1 Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social differences can only be established on the basis of public welfare.
Article 2 All political unions are aimed at safeguarding the natural and timeless rights of human beings. These rights are liberty, property, security and resistance...
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Danton: I am accused of conspiracy. Very well. I confess. I am guilty of conspiracy. In my heart, in my own company, I have conspired. Conspired for peace, amnesty, respect for the law, public order. Conspired for happiness and justice. These faults - yes, yes - because apparently that's what they are - I admit to with pride. But I admit only to them.
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Danton: Another fault: being popular and strong, when only anonymity and cunning guarantee one a long life. If you desire a long life, you must not be loved. That's one of our new laws, all the more powerful for being unwritten. Woe to strong men loved by the people!
