Madame Roland, born Marie Jeanne Agnes Philippe, was a prominent figure during the French Revolution, known for her active participation in political and social activities. She was a writer, orator, and advocate for women's rights, considered a symbol of female leadership in the French Revolution.
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“If we do not die for liberty, we shall soon have nothing left to do but weep for her.”
“It would have cost me more trouble to escape from injustice, than it does to submit to it.”
“I was not always free from melancholy; but even melancholy had its charms.”
“The feeble howl with the wolves, bray with the asses, and bleat with the sheep.”
“Deep joy is a serene and sober emotion, rarely evinced in open merriment.”
“Oh Liberty! Liberty! What crimes are committed in your name!”
“Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.”
“The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it.”
“Ennui is the disease of hearts without feeling, and of minds without resources.”