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François Guizot Quotes

1787–1874 France

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (4 October 1787 – 12 September 1874) was a French historian, orator and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics between the Revolution of 1830 and the Revolution of 1848.

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Be not afraid of enthusiasm; you need it; you can do nothing effectually without it.

A corrupted and weakened community breaks down in immense catastrophes; the iron harrow of revolutions crushes men like the clods of the field; but, in the blood-stained furrows germinates a new generation, and the soul aggrieved, believes again.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: François Guizot (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.