Georges Danton
Georges Danton
Georges Jacques Dantonwas a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution and the first President of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton's role in the onset of the Revolution has been disputed; many historians describe him as "the chief force in the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic". A moderating influence on the Jacobins, he was guillotined by the advocates of revolutionary terror after accusations of venality and leniency to the...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth26 October 1759
people bread firsts
After bread, education is the first need of the people.
order people terrible
Let us be terrible in order to prevent the people from being terrible themselves!
order needs conquer
In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare.
men vanity two
Nature has cast but two men in the mould of statesmen,--myself and Mirabeau. After that she broke the mould.
character littles infinity
The most striking characters are sometimes the product of an infinity of little accidents.
men government poor
Oh, it were better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men.
war people famous-last-words
Show my head to the people. It is worth seeing.
I had rather be guillotined than a guillotiner.