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History and Democracy

Anthony Tsontakis Tumblr. Election and constitutional law, foreign policy and democracy, and legal and political theory. Twitter: @TsontakisLaw

Posts tagged French Revolution

Jun 4 '12

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“The most honorable and useful occupation for nations is to contribute to the extension of human knowledge. The true power of the French Republic should consist henceforth in allowing no single new idea to escape its embrace.”

— Napoleon, accepting membership in the National Institute of Sciences and Arts, Paris, 1797.

May 31 '12

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“I shall burn the towns and villages where a single Frenchman is assassinated … [and] I will burn the houses which gave refuge to the assassins.”

— Napoleon

Tags: Napoleon French Revolution History