Jean-Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Maratwas a political theorist and amateur scientist who became best known for his role as a radical journalist and politician during the French Revolution. His journalism became renowned for its fierce tone, uncompromising stance toward the new leaders and institutions of the revolution, and advocacy of basic human rights for the poorest members of society...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 May 1743
CountrySwitzerland
Jean-Paul Marat quotes about
wise character people
[We need] someone bold, to put himself at the head of the disaffected and rally them against the oppressor. Some great character who could captivate the people... someone wise who could direct the actions of an unbridled and floating multitude.
paris revolution french-revolution
In a few days, I will have them all guillotined in Paris.
selfish knives people
Nothing will make me change my principles. Even with the knife at my neck I shall still declare, up to this day, the poor have done everything; it is time for the rich to take their turn... The selfish people, the young idlers, must be made useful, whether they like it or not, and some respite be procured for the useful and respectable worker.
wise taken reflection
To form a truly free constitution, that's to say, truly just and wise, the first point, the main point, the capital point, is that all the laws be agreed on by the people, after considered reflection, and especially having taken time to see what's at stake...
fate men people
It seems that the inevitable fate of man is never attain complete freedom: princes everywhere tend to despotism and the people to servitude.