“A collective insanity seemed to have seized the nation and turned them into something worse than beasts. The princess de Lamballe, Marie Antoinette's intimate friend, was literally torn to pieces; her head, breasts, and pudenda were paraded on pikes before the windows of the Temple, where the royal family was imprisoned, while a man boasted drunkenly at a cafe that he had eaten the princess' heart, which he probably had.” MenHeartNationsPiecesWindowInsanityIntimateBeastBreastsTemplesCollectivesPrincessTornRoyalCafesRoyal FamilyMarieIntimate Friends Book:The Age of Napoleon Source: The Age of Napoleon
“The Allies had made war on Napoleon as a tyrant and an oppressor of nations; yet once they had him out of the way, they did him the favor of representing him as the torch bearer of the French Revolution. They did him the further favor of repeating his mistakes and besting him at them.” WayMadeWarNationsMistakeRevolutionFavorsAlliesTyrantsRepresentingOppressorsFrench Revolution Author:J. Christopher Herold