“It is a dreadful truth, but it is a truth that cannot be concealed; in ability, in dexterity, in the distinctness of… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
“To the Jacobins of this epoch [the French Revolution], as well as to those of our times, this popular entity constitutes a… — Gustave Le Bon Copy Share Image
Jacobins, I have a truth to tell you. You do not know your most deadly enemies; they are the constitutional priests. It… — Jean-Paul Marat Copy Share Image
I became obnoxious to the Jacobins because I reprobated their aristocracy, which aimed at usurping all legitimate authority. — Marquis de Lafayette Copy Share Image
“The Jesuits’ strategy became clear to us when we discovered Father Barruel. Between 1797 and 1798, in response to the French Revolution,… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
I had displeased the jacobins by blaming their aristocratic usurpation of legitimate powers; the priests of all sorts by claiming religious liberty;… — Marquis de Lafayette Copy Share Image
“The Jacobin Club got its name in a roundabout way. Originally a group of Bretons who came to Versailles to attend the… — Bernardine Kielty Copy Share Image