It is the height of stupidity to claim that men who for a thousand years have had the power to berate us, to fleece us and to oppress us with impunity, will now agree, with good grace, to be our equals. Jean-Paul Marat More Quotes by Jean-Paul Marat More Quotes From Jean-Paul Marat Man has the right to deal with his oppressors by devouring their palpitating hearts. Jean-Paul Marat devouring heart men Don't be taken in when they paternally pat you on the shoulder and say that there's no inequality worth speaking of and no more reason to fight because if you believe them they will be completely in charge in their marble homes and granite banks from which they rob the people of the world under the pretence of bringing them culture. Watch out, for as soon as it pleases them they'll send you out to protect their gold in wars whose weapons, rapidly developed by servile scientists, will become more and more deadly until they can with a flick of the finger tear a million of you to pieces. Jean-Paul Marat taken war believe Five or six hundred heads cut off would have assured your repose, freedom and happiness. Jean-Paul Marat freedom-and-happiness six cutting Nothing will make me change my principles. Even with the knife at my neck I shall still declare, up to this day, the poor have done everything; it is time for the rich to take their turn... The selfish people, the young idlers, must be made useful, whether they like it or not, and some respite be procured for the useful and respectable worker. Jean-Paul Marat knives selfish people Jacobins, I have a truth to tell you. You do not know your most deadly enemies; they are the constitutional priests. It is they who protest most in the provinces against anarchists, disorganisers, Dantonism, Robespierrism, Jacobinism... Do not cherish any longer the popular errors; cut at the roots of superstition! Declare openly that the priests are your enemies. Jean-Paul Marat errors cutting roots Five or six hundred [aristocratic] heads lopped off would have assured you repose and happiness; a false humanity has restrained your arm and suspended your blows; it will cost the lives of millions of your brothers. Jean-Paul Marat brother humanity blow No, liberty is not made for us: we are too ignorant, too vain, too presumptious, too cowardly, too vile, too corrupt, too attached to rest and to pleasure, too much slaves to fortune to ever know the true price of liberty. We boast of being free! To show how much we have become slaves, it is enough just to cast a glance on the capital and examine the morals of its inhabitants. Jean-Paul Marat ignorant being-free liberty In a few days, I will have them all guillotined in Paris. Jean-Paul Marat french-revolution paris revolution To form a truly free constitution, that's to say, truly just and wise, the first point, the main point, the capital point, is that all the laws be agreed on by the people, after considered reflection, and especially having taken time to see what's at stake. Jean-Paul Marat taken reflection wise [We need] someone bold, to put himself at the head of the disaffected and rally them against the oppressor. Some great character who could captivate the people... someone wise who could direct the actions of an unbridled and floating multitude. Jean-Paul Marat wise character people How could liberty ever establish itself amongst us? Apart from a few tragic scenes, the revolution has been nothing but a web of farcical scenes. Jean-Paul Marat revolution liberty scene It seems that the inevitable fate of man is never attain complete freedom: princes everywhere tend to despotism and the people to servitude. Jean-Paul Marat fate men people God has always been hard on the poor. Jean-Paul Marat
