I had rather be guillotined than a guillotiner. Georges Danton More Quotes by Georges Danton More Quotes From Georges Danton 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. Georges Danton regret rats people In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare. Georges Danton inspirational order needs After bread, education is the first need of the people. Georges Danton bread people needs 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. Georges Danton tyrants arms kings Let us be terrible in order to prevent the people from being terrible themselves! Georges Danton terrible order people I have left my balls to Robespierre and my legs to Couthon. That should help the Committee of Public Safety for a while. Georges Danton legs balls safety Boldness, more boldness, and perpetual boldness!. Georges Danton boldness perpetual To conquer [our enemies] we must dare, and dare again, and dare for ever; and thus will France be saved Georges Danton conquer france enemy You [Robespierre] will follow us soon. Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood. Georges Danton salt down-and house In revolutions authority remains with the greatest scoundrels. Georges Danton scoundrels revolution authority Audacity, and again, audacity, and always audacity. Georges Danton audacity adventure Oh, it were better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men. Georges Danton poor government men The most striking characters are sometimes the product of an infinity of little accidents. Georges Danton infinity littles character Nature has cast but two men in the mould of statesmen,--myself and Mirabeau. After that she broke the mould. Georges Danton vanity men two At last I perceive that in revolutions the supreme power rests with the most abandoned. Georges Danton abandoned revolution lasts Show my head to the people. It is worth seeing. Georges Danton famous-last-words war people We must dare, and dare again, and go on daring. Georges Danton learning teaching meaningful The tocsin you hear today is not an alarm but an alert: it sounds the charge against our enemies. Georges Danton alarms sound enemy To dare, and again dare, and forever dare! Georges Danton dare military forever Boldness, and again boldness, and always boldness! Georges Danton boldness believe-in-yourself confidence
