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“It is the height of stupidity to claim that men who for a thousand years have had the power to berate us, to fleece us and to oppress us with impunity, will now agree, with good grace, to be our equals.”

Quote by Jean-Paul Marat

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Jean-Paul Marat

Jean-Paul Marat was a French physician and journalist who became a prominent figure in the French Revolution. Known for his radical views and influential newspaper 'L'Ami du Peuple', he was a leading advocate for the rights of the common people and a vocal critic of the monarchy and the Catholic Church. more

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