The French Revolution Quotes

“If I were to put a date on it, I would say that the French Revolution finally came to rest after almost exactly 180 years, on April 28, 1969, when President de Gaulle resigned in a huff and the Fifth Republic, which he had founded, sailed on without him without a tremor.”
― Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

“I accuse you of marching towards supreme power.
- said by Jean-Baptiste Louvet to Robespierre (1792)”
― Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

“Sir, did you not hear the orders of the King?" Bailly replied: "...It seems o me that the nation assembled cannot take orders.”
― Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny