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Georges Danton
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I have lived entirely for my country. I am Danton till my death; tomorrow I shall sleep in glory.
— On being guillotined, as quoted in Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. VII (1936), p. 43
Georges Danton
French revolutionary (1759–1794)
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He rose from obscure lawyer to the voice that pushed France past monarchy, then tried to stop the machine he helped build — and lost his head for it.
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Georges Jacques Danton was a modest, unknown lawyer when the Revolution began in 1789. He became a powerful orator in the Cordeliers Club and was appointed Minister of Justice after the monarchy fell on 10 August 1792, allegedly inciting the September Massacres that followed. In spring 1793 he supported creating the Revolutionary Tribunal and became the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. But during the insurrection of 31 May–2 June 1793, Danton reversed course on using force, lost his committee seat, and found himself at odds with Maximilien Robespierre. By October he'd left po…
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