Constitutional monarchy Quote by Francois Furet

“We think of 1789 as the date of the French Revolution, and the storming of the Bastille as its defining event. Yet as late…

— Mike Jay

“. . .for the designated successor to royal authority, the Sovereign People, was no more capable than Louis XVI of reconciling freedom with power.”

— Simon Schama

“Louis XVI--Louis Capet--was led to the guillotine in the Place de la Revolution by Santerre, the brewer. Louis stepped firmly and resolutely up the…

— Bernardine Kielty

“...the former King Louis XVI, who, after titles were abolished, was now simply called "Louis Capet" - a mocking reference to his distant ancestor…

— Tom Reiss

“The lives of thousands of young Frenchmen were ready for this literary bath of blood and sentiment in the 1830's. Their fathers and grandfathers…

— Francis Steegmuller

After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You…

— Adam Michnik

It [August 10th 1792] was the bloodiest day of the Revolution so far, but also one of the most decisive.

— William Doyle

Washington is dead! This great man fought against Tyranny; he established the liberty of his country. His memory will always be dear to the…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The "terror" of the French Revolution lasted for ten years. The terror that preceded and led to it lasted for a thousand years.

— Edward Abbey

When Louis XIV assumed the reins of government France suddenly and wonderfully came to her maturity; it was as if the whole nation had…

— Lytton Strachey

“July 3rd, 1566 Salon-de-Provence, France St. Michel Chapel 0300 hours   Brother Jean-Baptiste Chevalier would be dead in less than an hour. Had he…

— Vincent Pauletti

The French Revolution was nothing but a precursor of another revolution, one that will be bigger, more solemn, and which will be the last.

— Francois-Noel Babeuf