L'Histoire de la Directoire (the story of the Directory)
"The heirs of the Thermidorians, who have governed and taught us continuously ever since, seek to travesty this history. Against them, let us keep memory alive, and never lose the inspiration of a time when one heard tell that ‘the unfortunate are the powers of the Earth,’ that ‘the essence of the Republic or of democracy is equality,’ and that ‘the purpose of society is the common happiness.’" |
Brumaire Coup d'Etat
Corinne Babineaux, "Revolution at an End?" November 10, 1799