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"I have dreamed of a Republic such as all the world would have adored. I could never have believed that men could be so ferocious and so unjust."

-Camille Desmoulins

"My only regret is that I am going before that rat Robespierre."

-Georges Danton

Today, fifteen men, among them, Desmoulins and Danton were executed as a result of what were deemed to be their "counter revolutionary" views. A good thing to remember in the light of things that have been going through my mind lately, I think. Lest we condemn Robespierre or anyone else for the tactics that came later in the Revolution, we must honor their lives, their work, and their desire to improve the world, even to fix one which had stepped a bit too far out of hand. As Desmoulins himself pointed out: "My dear Robespierre... my old school friend.. Remember the lessons of history and philosophy: love is stronger, more lasting than fear."

As we seek our own revolutions today, in any day and age, let us keep those ideas, those principles in mind.

And now, a photo of my Danton, one who comes from an industry badly in need of revolution, with a biography about his namesake. (Insert photo here, with Danton wearing a little cravat). Some people say they look alike. :)