On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Nothing can be more terrible to a Court or Courtier than the Revolution of France.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Nothing can be more terrible to a Court or Courtier than the Revolution of France.”
Editor's note · Context
From "Rights of Man," Paine asserts the French Revolution's profound threat to established monarchical courts and courtiers.
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