Georges Danton famous quotes

04-17-2025

In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare.
-- Georges Danton

#Order #Needs #Conquer
We must dare, and dare again, and go on daring.
-- Georges Danton

#Meaningful #Goes On #Daring
Boldness, more boldness, and perpetual boldness!.
-- Georges Danton

#Boldness
At last I perceive that in revolutions the supreme power rests with the most abandoned.
-- Georges Danton

#Lasts #Revolution #Abandoned
In revolutions authority remains with the greatest scoundrels.
-- Georges Danton

#Revolution #Authority #Scoundrels
You [Robespierre] will follow us soon. Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood.
-- Georges Danton

#House #Down And #Salt
I have left my balls to Robespierre and my legs to Couthon. That should help the Committee of Public Safety for a while.
-- Georges Danton

#Safety #Legs #Revolution
One must never compromise with tyrants. One can only strike at kings through the head. Nothing can be expected from European kings except by force of arms. I vote for the death of the tyrant.
-- Georges Danton

#Kings #Tyrants #Arms
Boldness, and again boldness, and always boldness!
-- Georges Danton

#Confidence #Boldness
After bread, education is the first need of the people.
-- Georges Danton

#People #Needs #Bread
To dare, and again dare, and forever dare!
-- Georges Danton

#Military #Forever #Dare
Audacity, more audacity, always audacity.
-- Georges Danton

#Audacity
Audacity, and again, audacity, and always audacity.
-- Georges Danton

#Adventure #Audacity
Show my head to the people. It is worth seeing.
-- Georges Danton

#War #People #Shows
My only regret is that I'm going before that rat, Robespierre! [to his executioner] Don't forget to show my head to the people; it's well worth seeing.
-- Georges Danton

#Regret #People #Rats

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