Gustave Flourens (September 4, 1838 - April 3, 1871) on Individual and Civilization(published by RevoltSource) |
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Leftist Leader and Politician during the Paris Commune
: A French Revolutionary leader and writer, son of the physiologist Jean Pierre Flourens (who was Professor at the Coll?ge de France and deputy in 1838-1839). He was also the elder brother of ?mile Flourens, who became minister of foreign affairs under the Third Republic. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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“[Angry Mob:] Where is your mistress, Flourens?
[Flourens:] Humanity is my mistress!”
Source: "The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-1," by Alistair Horne, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1965. Chapter 6: Trouble on the Left, Page 98.
"The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-1," by Alistair Horne, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1965.
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