Georges Lefebvre (August 6, 1874 - August 28, 1959) on Socialism and Equality(published by RevoltSource) |
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French Historian, Specialist of the French Revolution and Peasant Life, Pioneer of "history from Below", Coiner of the Phrase "death Certificate of the Old Order"
: ...a French historian, best known for his work on the French Revolution and peasant life. He is considered one of the pioneers of "history from below". He coined the phrase the "death certificate of the old order" to describe the Great Fear of 1789. Among his most significant works was the 1924 book Les Paysans du Nord pendant la R?volution fran?aise ("The Peasants of the North During the French Revolution")... (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #5 on Economic Struggle Quotes >> Socialism and Equality
“...liberty and equality were complementary in that liberty by itself would lead to privilege for the few.”
Source: "The Eighteenth-Century Revolution: French or Western?," edited by Peter Amann, D.C. Heath and Company, Boston, 1963. Chapter 13: The French Revolution in the Context of World History, by Georges Lefebvre, Page 89.
"The Eighteenth-Century Revolution: French or Western?," edited by Peter Amann, D.C. Heath and Company, Boston, 1963.
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