On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Arms they had none, nor scarcely anyone who knew the use of them; but desperate resolution, when every hope is at stake, supplies, for a while, the want of arms.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
From "Rights of Man," this passage describes the spirit of the French people during the early days of the revolution.
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