Georges Danton
Georges Danton
Georges Jacques Dantonwas a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution and the first President of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton's role in the onset of the Revolution has been disputed; many historians describe him as "the chief force in the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic". A moderating influence on the Jacobins, he was guillotined by the advocates of revolutionary terror after accusations of venality and leniency to the...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth26 October 1759
audacity
Audacity, more audacity, always audacity.
adventure audacity
Audacity, and again, audacity, and always audacity.
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Show my head to the people. It is worth seeing.
military forever dare
To dare, and again dare, and forever dare!
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The tocsin you hear today is not an alarm but an alert: it sounds the charge against our enemies.
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Boldness, and again boldness, and always boldness!
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We must dare, and dare again, and go on daring.
lasts revolution abandoned
At last I perceive that in revolutions the supreme power rests with the most abandoned.
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To conquer [our enemies] we must dare, and dare again, and dare for ever; and thus will France be saved
character littles infinity
The most striking characters are sometimes the product of an infinity of little accidents.
men government poor
Oh, it were better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men.
men vanity two
Nature has cast but two men in the mould of statesmen,--myself and Mirabeau. After that she broke the mould.
house down-and salt
You [Robespierre] will follow us soon. Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood.
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In revolutions authority remains with the greatest scoundrels.