. Robespierre and the French revolution. From an engraving in the collection of William J. Latta, a painting by Raffet THE FRENCH REVOLUTION friends made every effort to save them, but with-out avail. Garat, minister of the Interior, be-sought Robespierre to exert his influence in theirbehalf; but in answer to the entreaties of theminister, Robespierre impatiently replied: Donot speak of it again. I cannot save are periods in revolutions when to live isa crime and when men must know how to sur-render their heads when demanded. And minealso will perhaps be required of me. Y
. Robespierre and the French revolution. From an engraving in the collection of William J. Latta, a painting by Raffet THE FRENCH REVOLUTION friends made every effort to save them, but with-out avail. Garat, minister of the Interior, be-sought Robespierre to exert his influence in theirbehalf; but in answer to the entreaties of theminister, Robespierre impatiently replied: Donot speak of it again. I cannot save are periods in revolutions when to live isa crime and when men must know how to sur-render their heads when demanded. And minealso will perhaps be required of me. You shallsee if I dispute it. The Girondins went to execution with fortitudeafter the manner of the ancient heroes of whomthey were always prating. Taking them all inall, they were actuated by the highest and thepurest motives in their desire to effect the estab-lishment of an ideal government; but theymight as well have attempted to found the cap-ital on a bottomless and quaking marsh as theirpretended republic in a country like France.
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