No one can by the accumulation of all mediums deprive other… - François-Noël Babeuf

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No one can by the accumulation of all mediums deprive others of the instruction necessary for their happiness; the instruction must be communal.

François-Noël Babeuf

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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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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.

The knowledge of feudal practices is the reason why I was perhaps the most formidable scourge of feudalism.

Il ne s'est jamais rien fait de grand dans le monde que par le courage et la fermeté d'un seul homme qui brave les préjugés de la multitude.

No one can by the accumulation of all mediums deprive others of the instruction necessary for their happiness; the instruction must be communal. - François-Noël Babeuf

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