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I also have been a minister, but ' He was also obliged to become 

 I acted alone, and I did every ; an exile -, but the dangers of 

 thing alone ; but if Roland had their country made his fellow 

 not h»d a wife, he would not j citizens sensible of their fault, 

 have obtained so much praise. I and Camillus was invited to 

 Without doubt, and proofs of it forget his injuries. He retur- 



exist, he does not pofsefs that 

 greatnefs of character, and that 

 sublime intrepidity which are 

 not intimidated by great daii- 

 gers. I will tell you, that in 

 the last moMents of the crisis, 

 he (hewed a want of firmnefs, 

 and declared in the council 

 his intention to quit Paris." 

 (This speech was often inter- 

 rupted by loud murmurs.^ 



Barrere, in the warmth of 

 the debate, improperly applied 

 to Danton the exprefsion of 

 that Athenian, who, being alli- 

 ed why he voted against Aris- 

 tides, replied, " I am tired of 

 hearing him stiled The just. ''^ 



Another member severely 

 censured this application •, " an 

 exprefsion (sayshe) has just now 

 been quoted, which can hardly 

 be believed to have come from 

 the mouth of a son of freedom. 

 Aristides, the wisest man in 

 Greece, was indeed banlflied by 

 his ungrateful countrymen ; 

 but he was soon recalled, and 

 the villains who had represc - 

 ted him as an enemy to : is 

 country, received a just -u- 

 nilhment for their inl^i^ues. 

 The Roman history furnilhes 

 an instance of similar injustice. 

 Camillus saw also his vinues 

 and long services forgotten. 



ned and saved Rome from the 

 destructive fury of the Gauls." 



Cambon. — " We have been 

 republicans eight days, and yet 

 we abandon ourselvies to all 

 the infatuation of slaves. Be 

 on your guard, least gratitude 

 (hould hurry you too far ; ex- 

 cefs of gratitude conducts al- 

 ways to despotism. Let us not 

 forget what happened among 

 the Dutch j one of their fellow 

 citizens rendered them great 

 services, which were extolled 

 to the clouds ; they created 

 him Stadtholder, and this 

 Stadtholder at length crufhed 

 their liberty. — I move for the 

 order of the day." 



Louvet replied to the re- 

 proach thrown out by Danton 

 against the minister for the 

 home department, for having 

 (hewn a want of firmnefs and 

 courage. — " During the days 

 of proscription," said he, " I 

 waited upon Roland, for I 

 thought that those who had en- 

 deavoured to direct .he poign- 

 ard of afsafsins against him 

 might at length see their per- 

 fidious designs crowned with 

 succefs. When I saw Roland 

 on that occasion, he said, ' If 

 I am proscribed I will calmly 

 wait my fate, and I hope that 



