The Memoirs of a Physician, Volume 32McClure, 1894 |
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Page 574 - Law is the expression of the general will. All citizens have the right to take part personally or by their representatives in its formation. It must be the same for all, whether it protects or punishes. All citizens being equal in its eyes, are equally eligible to all public dignities, places, and employments, according to their capacities, and without other distinction than that of their virtues and talents.
Page 357 - Thence he took the lane which leads to the Hotel St. Paul, whence he entered the very dark and utterly deserted Rue du Roi-de-Sicile. Then, somewhat relaxing his gait, he advanced towards the extremity of this street, and hesitatingly turned into the Rue de la Croix-Blanche, and finally stopped, but still more hesitatingly before the grated gate of Saint John Cemetery. There he waited, as if he feared he should see some spectre rise out of the earth, and wiped the sweat from his face with the sleeve...
Page 444 - Paris est au roi. Monsieur Guillotin , Ce grand médecin , • • • • Que l'amour du prochain Occupe sans fin, S'avance soudain , Prend la parole enfin'.
Page 444 - Messieurs, dans votre sagesse, Si vous avez décrété Pour. toute humaine faiblesse La loi de l'égalité : Pour peu qu'on daigne m'entendre, On sera bien convaincu Que s'il est cruel de pendre, II est dur d'être pendu.
Page 445 - C'est un coup que l'on reçoit Avant qu'on s'en doute; A peine on s'en aperçoit, Car on n'y voit goutte. Un certain ressort caché, Tout à coup étant lâché, Fait tomber, ber, ber, Fait sauter, ter, ter, Fait tomber, Fait sauter, Fait voler la tête; C'est bien plus honnête.
Page 575 - No man should be molested on account of his opinions, even in religion, provided their manifestation does not disturb the order established by law. Article Eleven. The free expression of thoughts and opinions is one of the most precious human rights. Every citizen may therefore speak, write, and print freely; although he must be held responsible for any abuse of this liberty, in cases determined by law.