John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Madame Roland. (1754–1793) |
| 9615 |
| O Liberty! Liberty! how many crimes are committed in thy name! 1 |
| Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac. (1755–1841) |
| 9616 |
| The tree of liberty only grows when watered by the blood of tyrants. |
| Speech in the Convention Nationale, 1792. |
| 9617 |
| It is only the dead who do not return. |
| Speech, 1794. |
| Friedrich von Schiller. (1759–1805) |
| 9618 |
| Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain. |
| The Maid of Orleans. Act iii. Sc. 6. |
| 9619 |
| The richest monarch in the Christian world; The sun in my own dominions never sets. 2 |
| Don Carlos. Act i. Sc. 6. |
| Joseph Rouget de L’Isle. (1760– ?) |
| 9620 |
| Ye sons of France, awake to glory! Hark! hark! what myriads bid you rise! Your children, wives, and grandsires hoary, Behold their tears and hear their cries! |
| The Marseilles Hymn. |
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| To arms! to arms! ye brave! The avenging sword unsheathe! March on! march on! all hearts resolved On victory or death! |
| The Marseilles Hymn. |
| Note 1. Thomas B. Macaulay: Essay on Mirabeau. [back] |
| Note 2. See Scott, Quotation 79. [back] |