The true citizen prefers the general advantage to his advantage. - François-Noël Babeuf

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The true citizen prefers the general advantage to his advantage.

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About François-Noël Babeuf

François-Noël Babeuf, known as Gracchus Babeuf, (23 November 1760 - 27 May 1797) (8 prairial year V), was a French revolutionary. He fomented the conjuration des Égaux (conspiracy of the Equals) against the Directory to enforce the constitution of 1793. He was guillotined. His doctrine babouvisme (Babeufism) is a precursor of communism.

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Native Name: Gracchus Babeauf
Alternative Names: Gracchus Babeuf • François Noel Baboeuf • François-Noël Baboeuf • François Noël Babeuf • François-Noel Baboeuf • François Noel Babeuf
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Je confesse aujourd'hui de bonne foi que je m'en veux d'avoir autrefois vu en noir, et le gouvernement révolutionnaire et Robespierre et Saint-Just. Je crois que ces hommes valaient mieux à eux seuls que tous les révolutionnaires ensemble.
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