France · Politics / Jacobin Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
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