“Human rights did not begin with the French Revolution...[they] really stem from a mixture of Judaism and Christianity...[we English] had 1688, our quiet revolution, where Parliament exerted its will over the King...it was not the sort of Revolution that France's was...'Liberty, equality, fraternity' - they forgot obligations and duties I think. And then of course the fraternity went missing for a long time.” ThinkingHumansLongCoursesLibertyChristianityRightsMissingDutyRevolutionKingsQuietLong TimeHuman RightsObligationFranceStemJudaismParliamentMixturesFraternityFrench Revolution Book:As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations Source: As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations
“After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You have to be very careful when you judge and execute somebody for being a symbol.” ExistenceJudgingRevolutionKingsCarefulSymbolsTreasonFrench Revolution Author:Adam Michnik
“Lafayette saw himself as the protector of royalty; they [the king and his family] considered him its gaoler.” SawsRevolutionKingsRoyaltyProtectorFrench RevolutionLafayette Author:William Doyle