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Léon Gambetta
Léon Gambetta was a French lawyer and republican politician who proclaimed the Third Republic in 1870 and played a prominent role in its early government.
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politics · French politician (1838–1882) · politician · lawyer · also Léon Gambetta, Leon Gambetta, Léon Michel Gambetta, Gambetta
Born 2 April 1838 · Died 31 December 1882 · Q295090
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I am sorry to see that our Republican traditions are being weakened and effaced by the influence of humanitarian doctrines. We who are Republicans should no more than other Frenchmen be patient in tolerating the claim of a military and reactionary power to impose its will and preponderance upon our country and upon the rest of Europe. Danton did not refuse his aid.
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What we have lacked is what people who have allowed themselves to be enslaved for too long always lack: faith in themselves and a proper hatred of the foreigner. Let us never speak of the foreigner, but let it be clear that we always think of him. Thus you will be on the road to revenge.
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2026· 1 entry
2023· 4 entries
Ladepeche.fr: Prayssac. Evocation de la vie de Léon Gambetta
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Sud Ouest: À Bordeaux, le rêve brisé de la statue de Léon Gambetta, abandonnée sur un parking
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Ouest-France: Le 27 avril 1915, le drame du « Léon-Gambetta » fait 684 morts dont une centaine de Finistériens
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Le Parisien: La maison des Jardies, dernier refuge de Léon Gambetta
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2022· 2 entries
Le Figaro: Léon gambetta
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Sud Ouest: Villeneuve-sur-Lot : mais où est donc passée la tête de Léon Gambetta ?
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2020· 3 entries
Ladepeche.fr: Cahors. Sur les traces de Léon Gambetta
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Ouest-France: Lot-et-Garonne. La statue de Léon Gambetta déboulonnée de son socle à Villeneuve-sur-Lot : plaisanterie ou acte militant ?
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Le Figaro: Léon Gambetta, Jules César, Montanelli... Les dégradations contre des statues se poursuivent
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2019· 1 entry
Linternaute.com: Léon Gambetta : biographie courte, dates, citations
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1941· 1 entry
Were melted for military use by German occupying forces
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1920· 1 entry
In the monumental staircase leading to the crypt of the Panthéon in Paris
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1884· 1 entry
And erected in 1888 in the central space of the Louvre Palace, now Cour Napoléon
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1883· 1 entry
Career landmark: funeral.
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1882· 10 entries
Died 1882-12-31.
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“The unity that was attained on July 14, 1789, must be restored. Every effort has been made to sow divisions between peasant and artisan, between artisan and bourgeois; these elements must once more be welded together. Let your fields, your religious festivals, your meetings, your markets, your fairs, serve as opportunities for political discussion and education.”
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“The Republic should not mean the privileged rule of a few; it should be a tool that all may handle... Let us shelve the discussion of theories and keep for the time being to questions of conduct, let us tend the Republic with all possible care while it is still in the bud, let us watch over the young tree with loving devotion.”
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“France has seen a portion of her inheritance wrested from her; she must recover her loss. That is the work we have to do: let us think of it always, but speak of it—never!”
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“Go into your places of worship, believe, affirm, pray. What I demand is liberty, an equal liberty for you and for me, for my philosophy and for your religious beliefs. We are not the foes of religion; we want to see it set on a firm basis, free and inviolable.”
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“A man's first duty is to fight for his country.”
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“Paris, the cradle of our civilisation, the buckler of our public liberties, the teacher and guide of the national genius, Paris that may be made a mark for the imbecile hatred of a few rustic boors, but can never be downtrodden nor dishonoured.”
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“If, amid our misfortunes, the Republican form of government has appeared the only one possible, it is because no other was in a position to confront the danger. At the time of the catastrophe there was no thought of any other Government. Where were the claimants to the throne?”
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“What we have lacked is what people who have allowed themselves to be enslaved for too long always lack: faith in themselves and a proper hatred of the foreigner. Let us never speak of the foreigner, but let it be clear that we always think of him. Thus you will be on the road to revenge.”
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“I am sorry to see that our Republican traditions are being weakened and effaced by the influence of humanitarian doctrines. We who are Republicans should no more than other Frenchmen be patient in tolerating the claim of a military and reactionary power to impose its will and preponderance upon our country and upon the rest of Europe. Danton did not refuse his aid.”
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1881· 2 entries
Headed off a movement for restoring scrutin de liste, or the system by which deputies are returned by the entire department which they represent, so that each elector votes for several representatives at once, in plac
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Career landmark: President of the Council (1881–1882).
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1878· 2 entries
For example, she claimed that a meeting took place in 1878 between Gambetta and Bismarck.
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Between Gambetta and Bismarck
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1870· 1 entry
And played a prominent role in its early government
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1869· 1 entry
That Gambetta was initiated into Freemasonry at "La Réforme" lodge in Paris, sponsored by Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès
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1861· 1 entry
And wrote to his father, "It is no mere lawyers club, but a veritable political assembly with a left, a right, a center; legislative proposals are the sole subject of discussion
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1857· 1 entry
Went to study at the Faculty of Law of Paris
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1838· 1 entry
Born 1838-04-02.
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