I confess today in good faith that I am angry with myself f… - François-Noël Babeuf

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I confess today in good faith that I am angry with myself for having formerly seen in a bad light, and the revolutionary government, and Robespierre and Saint-Just. I believe that these men were worth more on their own than all the revolutionaries together.

François-Noël Babeuf

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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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