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Danton's Death, Act I (1835) - Büchner, Karl Georg | WIST Quotations
The Revolution is like Saturn -- it eats its own children. Also attributed to Pierre Vergniaud, Girondin politician, speaking at the French National Assembly (16 Mar 1793): "Citizens, we now have cause to fear that the Revolution, like Saturn successively devouring his children, has finally given way to despotism and…