Maximilien Francois Robespierre

‘It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die that the country may live.’ Maximilien Francois Robespierre

February 27, 2009
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‘It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die that the country may live.’ Maximilien Francois Robespierre

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