"For the mob, use grapeshot."

Pour la canaille: Faut la mitraille.

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Quoted in "A portion of the journal kept by Thomas Raikes, esq., from 1831 to 1847; comprising reminiscences of social and political life in London and Paris during that period.", volume 2. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, 1858.

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Also attributed to Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie

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