"For the same reason that the Ancien Regime is thought to have an end but no beginning, the Revolution has a birth but no end."

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Source : François Furet (1981). “Interpreting the French Revolution”, p.3, Cambridge University Press

Francois Furet

#Revolution Quotes #Birth Quotes #Reason Quotes

“Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.”
“Do they sense it, these dead writers, when their books are read? Does a pinprick of light appear in their darkness? Is their soul stirred by the feather touch of another mind reading theirs? I do hope so.”
“The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.”
“God never gives us more than what we can carry.”
“Most people work at keeping their job, rather than doing a good job. If you're the former, you're leading a meaningless life. If you're the latter, keep up the good work.”
“...where's the skill in being a hero if you were always destined to do it?”
“If you get a bad review, you take that in your stride.”
“The more you work with your dreams and your unconscious, and honor it, the more you understand it and it understands you. When you develop a relationship with your psyche this way, you begin to carry that energy into life and your relationships.”

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