Georges Danton
After bread, education is the first need of the people.Collection: People
My only regret is that I'm going before that rat, Robespierre! [to his executioner] Don't forget to show my head to the people; it's well worth seeing.Collection: Regret
One must never compromise with tyrants. One can only strike at kings through the head. Nothing can be expected from European kings except by force of arms. I vote for the death of the tyrant.Collection: Kings
Let us be terrible in order to prevent the people from being terrible themselves!Collection: Order
Boldness, more boldness, and perpetual boldness!.Collection: Perpetual
I have left my balls to Robespierre and my legs to Couthon. That should help the Committee of Public Safety for a while.Collection: Safety
To conquer [our enemies] we must dare, and dare again, and dare for ever; and thus will France be savedCollection: Enemy
You [Robespierre] will follow us soon. Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood.Collection: House
Oh, it were better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men.Collection: Men
The most striking characters are sometimes the product of an infinity of little accidents.Collection: Character
Audacity, and again, audacity, and always audacity.Collection: Adventure
Show my head to the people. It is worth seeing.Collection: War
Nature has cast but two men in the mould of statesmen,--myself and Mirabeau. After that she broke the mould.Collection: Men
To dare, and again dare, and forever dare!Collection: Military
Boldness, and again boldness, and always boldness!Collection: Confidence