“When human statecraft attaches a chain to the feet of a free man, whom it makes a slave in contempt of nature and citizenship, eternal justice rivets the other end about the tyrant's neck.”
Quote by Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just was a prominent political leader during the French Revolution, known for his firm revolutionary ideals and radical speeches. He served as a prosecutor at the Revolutionary Tribunal, where he delivered severe judgments against counter-revolutionaries. Saint-Just's political career was brief and controversial, but his ideas and actions had a profound impact on the French Revolution. more
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