"I belonged to the bold philosophers who, before the end of 1791, lamented the fate of a great nation, compelled to stop half-way in the career of freedom," and, on page 38--"A minister of justice was needed.

The four ministers (Roland, Servane, etc.) cast their eyes on me...

Duranthon was preferred to me.
This was the first mistake of the republican party.

It paid dear for it.
That mistake cost my country a good deal of blood and many tears." Later on, he thinks that he has the qualifications for ambassador to Constantinople.] [Footnote 2231: Buzot, "Memoires" (Ed.

Dauban), pp.31, 39.