"Revolution is like the daughters of Pelias: it cuts humanity to pieces in order to rejuvenate it."

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“The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength.”

“We are always on stage, even when we are stabbed in earnest at the end.”

“The sin is in our thoughts.”

“The breath of an aristocrat is the death rattle of freedom.”

“The life of the wealthy is one long Sunday.”

“We have not made the Revolution, the Revolution has made us.”

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