Louis XVI started to die on June 21st 1791. For his flight tore away the veil of that false constitutional monarchy, and once more confronted the Patriot party with the whole problem of the revolution's future. — Francois Furet Copy Share Image
For the same reason that the Ancien Regime is thought to have an end but no beginning, the Revolution has a birth but no… — Francois Furet Copy Share Image
The August Decrees were an improvised parliamentary reaction to an emergency situation. — Francois Furet Copy Share Image
Louis XVI started to die on June 21st 1791. For his flight tore away the veil of that false constitutional monarchy, and once more… — Francois Furet Copy Share Image
