Volume 3 (of 6) 57/70 "A tous les Republicains de France, par Brissot," Oct. "In declaring war, I had in view the abolition of royalty." He refers, in this connection, to his speech of Dec. 30, 1791, where he says, "I fear only one thing, and that is, that we shall not be betrayed. We need treachery, for strong doses of poison still exist in the heart of France, and heavy explosions are necessary to clear it out."] [Footnote 2365: Mallet du Pan, "Memoires," I.260 (April, 1792), and I. |