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Quotation from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

“The Revolution, like Saturn, is devouring its own children”

Thomas Carlyle (spoken by Pierre Vergniaud, quoted by Carlyle)

The French Revolution: A History, Vol. III, Book III (The Girondins), Ch. IX, 'Extinct' (Project Gutenberg #1301)

Carlyle ends the account of the Girondins' destruction with the saying attributed to their leading orator.

Citation: "The Revolution, like Saturn, is devouring its own children" — Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History, Vol. III, Book III (The Girondins), Ch. IX, 'Extinct' (Project Gutenberg #1301). (id the-french-revolution-carlyle-q8)

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