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Date: 1774

"If by collecting into one point of view under your eyes the villainous measures planned by Princes to attain absolute empire, and the dismal scenes ever attendant on despotism, I could inspire you with horror against tyranny, and revive in your breasts the holy flame of liberty which burnt in th...

— Marat, Jean-Paul (1743-1793)

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Date: 1774

"Will the holy flame of liberty which burnt in their breasts never burn in yours?"

— Marat, Jean-Paul (1743-1793)

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Date: 1774

"Thus the love of independency, for want of fuel, is extinguished in every breast."

— Marat, Jean-Paul (1743-1793)

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Date: 1774

"When once honours are discredited, an incentive to generous actions, to great deeds, is wanting; and the love of glory, for want of fewel, is extinguished in every heart."

— Marat, Jean-Paul (1743-1793)

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The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.