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Taine, Hippolyte, 1828-1893

"The French Revolution - Volume 3"

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[121] De Martel, "Fouch?," p.226, 228. For instance, at Nevers, a man
of sixty-two years of age, is confined "as rich, egoist, fanatic,
doing nothing for the Revolution, a proprietor, and having five
hundred livres revenue."
[122] Buchez et Roux, XXVI., '77. (Speech by Cambon, April 27, 1793.)
[123] "Who are our enemies? The vicious and the rich." - " All the
rich are vicious, in opposition to the Revolution." (Notes made by
Robespierre in June and July, 1793, and speech by him in the Jacobin
club, May 10, 1793.)
[124] Guillon, II., 355. (Instructions furnished by Collot d'Herbois
and Fouch?, Brumaire 26, year II.)
[125] De Martel, 171, 181. (Orders of Fouch?, Nevers, August 25 and
October 8, 1793.)
[126] Guillon.-Archives des Affaires ?trang?res, F. 1411. Reports by
observers at Paris, Aug. 12 and 13, 1793. "The rich man is the sworn
enemy of the Revolution."
[127] Archives Nationales, AF., II., 135. (Orders of Saint-Just and
Lebas, Strasbourg, Brumaire 10, year II., with the list of names of
one hundred and ninety-three persons taxed, together with their
respective amounts of taxation.) - Among others, "a widow Franck,
banker, two hundred thousand livres.


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