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The Origins of Contemporary France
Volume 3 (of 6)

CHAPTER III
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Session of April 15, 1793.

Denunciation of the Twenty-two Girondists by the sections of Paris: Royer-Fonfrede regrets "that his name is not inscribed on this honorable list.

'And all of us--all! All!' exclaim three-quarters of the Assembly, rising from their seats."] [Footnote 3337: The Philosophe Denis Diderot (1713-84) was largely responsible for the 28 volume Encyclopedie (1751-729, which incorporated the latest knowledge and progressive ideas, and which helped spread the ideas of the Enlightenment in France and in other parts of Europe.
(Guinness Encyclopedia).] [Footnote 3338: "Archives Nationales," A.F.45.

Letter of Thomas Paine to Danton, May 6, 1792 (in English).

"I do not know better men or better patriots." This letter, compared with the speeches or publications of the day, produces a singular impression through its practical good sense.


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