“if freedom of the press existed in a country where the most absolute despotism unites all powers in a single hand, it alone would suffice to act as a counterweight.”
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Camille Desmoulins
Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins was a French journalist, politician and prominent figure of the French Revolution. He is best known for playing an instrumental role in the events that led to the Storming of the Bastille. Desmoulins was also noted for his radical criticism of the Reign of Terror as the editor of the journal Le Vieux Cordelier. He was a schoolmate and close friend of Maximi…
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culture · 18th-century French journalist, politician, and revolutionary · journalist · politician · lawyer · jurist · revolutionary · also Camille Desmoulins, Lucie Simplice Camille Benoist Desmoulins, Desmoulins
Born 2 March 1760 · Died 5 April 1794 · Q249313
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2026· 2 entries
“shall be included in the jurisdiction of this hypercritical journal.”
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2023· 1 entry
Yahoo Actualités: Révolution française : Camille Desmoulins et Louis Antoine Saint-Just, une haine sans limites
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2022· 3 entries
Europe1: Lucile et Camille Desmoulins, un couple face à la Révolution (partie 2)
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Europe1: Lucile et Camille Desmoulins, un couple face à la Révolution (partie 1)
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Politis: « Pour vous combattre », de Joseph Andras : Camille Desmoulins, le combat et la Terreur
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2019· 1 entry
Le Point: 12 juillet 1789. Camille Desmoulins lance la Révolution, après un discours enflammé au Palais-Royal
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2013· 1 entry
Le Parisien: Le Picard Camille Desmoulins entre en campagne à Paris
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2012· 1 entry
L'Humanité: Camille desmoulins. « En quatre ans, quatre siècles s’ entassent »
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2009· 1 entry
L'Humanité: Camille Desmoulins,Plume trempée dans l'acide
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1794· 1 entry
Died 1794-04-05.
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1760· 1 entry
Born 1760-03-02.
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