Most of the quotations concerning the French Revolution given in this article come from the book “ Historically correct ” by Jean Sévillia.
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Solzhenitsyn: “Men not being endowed with the same capacities, if they are free, they will not be equal, and if they are equal, it is because they are not free. »
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There is a revolutionary idea of permanent invention that still persists today. It is an idea which is also contained in the idea of Progress. That everything remains to be invented. René Guénon said: “There are no new ideas on earth. “
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Robespierre: “If Louis can be the subject of a trial, he can always be absolved; he may be innocent: what am I saying? He is presumed to be so until he is judged; but if Louis can be presumed innocent, what becomes of the Revolution? »
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Westermann at the Convention: “There is no more Vendée: it is dead under our free sword. I crushed the children under the feet of our horses, massacred the women who will no longer give birth to brigands. I don't have a prisoner to blame me for. I wiped it all out. »
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Carrier (after drowning 10,000 innocent people in the Loire): “We will make France a cemetery, rather than not regenerating it in our own way. »
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“The Vendée must be annihilated because it dared to doubt the benefits of freedom. »