“Not a man of them has an idea of government. Robespierre will follow me; he is dragged down by me. Ah, better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men!”
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Georges Danton
Georges Jacques Danton was a French politician and leading figure of the French Revolution. A modest and unknown lawyer on the eve of the Revolution, Danton became a famous orator of the Cordeliers Club and was raised to governmental responsibilities as the French Minister of Justice following the fall of the monarchy on the tenth of August 1792, and was allegedly responsible for inciting the Sept…
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politics · French revolutionary (1759–1794) · lawyer · revolutionary · politician · jurist · also Georges Danton, Danton, Georges Jacques Danton, George Jacques Danton
Born 26 October 1759 · Died 5 April 1794 · Q184623
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“show the people my head. It is well worth seeing.”
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1794· 6 entries
Died 1794-04-05.
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“Opis: niemiecki dramaturg błędnie przypisał Dantonowi słowa Pierre’a Vergniaud.”
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“It is satisfying, for ministers of a free people, to be able to announce to them that the fatherland is going be saved.”
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“After bread, education is the first need of the people.”
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“Audacity, then again audacity, always audacity and the Fatherland will be saved!”
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“Après le pain, l'éducation est le premier besoin du peuple.”
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1793· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the National Convention (1793–1793).
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1792· 1 entry
Career landmark: deputy to the National Convention (1792–1795).
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1759· 1 entry
Born 1759-10-26.
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