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Quotes from Speech on the Trial of Louis XVI — Maximilien Robespierre

1758–1794 France

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It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis must die, so that the country may live.

Speech on the Trial of Louis XVI (1792)

Our revolution has made me feel the full force of the axiom that history is fiction and I am convinced that chance and intrigue have produced more heroes than genius and virtue.

Speech on the Trial of Louis XVI (1792)

A dethroned king, in the Republic, is good for only two uses: either to trouble the peace of the state and threaten liberty, or to affirm both of these at the same time.

Speech on the Trial of Louis XVI (1792)

Today, armed men who have come unbeknownst to you and in violation of the laws, have made the streets of this city echo with seditious cries demanding impunity for Louis XVI.

Speech on the Trial of Louis XVI (1792)

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