Retain on thy memory the names of the martyrs of liberty." The sentiments of Rousseau were to be traced in these words.
VII.
Louvet, one of the friends of Brissot, felt their power, and mounted the tribune in order to move the man who alone arrested the progress of the Gironde.

"Robespierre," said he, apostrophising him directly; "Robespierre--you alone keep the public mind in suspense--doubtless this excess of glory was reserved for you.

Your speeches belong to posterity, and posterity will come to judge between you and me.

But you Will mar a great responsibility by persisting in your opinions; you are accountable to your contemporaries, and even to future generations--yes, posterity will judge between us, unworthy as I may be of it.

It will say, a man appeared in the Constituent Assembly--inaccessible to all passions, one of the most faithful defenders of the people--it was impossible not to esteem and cherish his virtues--not to admire his courage--he was adored by the people, whom he had constantly served, and he was worthy of it.