. Louvet: revolutionist & romance-writer . From an engraving by Designed and engraved by Duplessis Berteaux. MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE. [Vo face pai^e 114. LOUVET You accuse me, said he, of aspiring to thesupreme power. If such a scheme is criminal, it mustbe allowed to be still more bold. To succeed, I musthave been able, not only to overthrow the throne,but also to annihilate the legislature, and, above all,to prevent its being replaced by a National Conven-tion. But, as a matter of fact, it was I myself, inmy public discourses and writings, who first proposeda National Convention as
. Louvet: revolutionist & romance-writer . From an engraving by Designed and engraved by Duplessis Berteaux. MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE. [Vo face pai^e 114. LOUVET You accuse me, said he, of aspiring to thesupreme power. If such a scheme is criminal, it mustbe allowed to be still more bold. To succeed, I musthave been able, not only to overthrow the throne,but also to annihilate the legislature, and, above all,to prevent its being replaced by a National Conven-tion. But, as a matter of fact, it was I myself, inmy public discourses and writings, who first proposeda National Convention as the only means of saving thecountry. To arrive at the Dictatorship, it was notenough to render myself master of Paris : I mustalso have been able to subdue the other eighty-twoDepartments. Where is my treasury ? Where aremy armies ? What strongholds are in my hands ?All the riches and all the power of the State were inthe hands of my enemies. Under these circumstances,to make it credible that I had such a design, myaccusers must demonstrate that I am a completemadman.
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