Here is Saint-Just's last speech. I belong to no faction. I will oppose them all. But factions can only be abolished by institutions, carrying with them guarantees; institutions which will trace the limits of the executive, and will once and for al time force human arrogance to submit to the yoke of the liberty of the people. Circumstances have decreed that this tribune should perhaps be the Tarpeian rock for him who would tell you that the Government has turned from the path of wisdom.
At this point in his speech, Tallien interrupts with a point of order, something along the lines of, Is this speech an individual speaking, or the will of the Committee? Yesterday's speaker spoke individually, which does not help the situation. As we need to work together.
And to put it in a cliche, after this, all hell broke loose.
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I belong to no faction. I will oppose them all. But factions can only be abolished by institutions, carrying with them guarantees; institutions which will trace the limits of the executive, and will once and for al time force human arrogance to submit to the yoke of the liberty of the people. Circumstances have decreed that this tribune should perhaps be the Tarpeian rock for him who would tell you that the Government has turned from the path of wisdom.
At this point in his speech, Tallien interrupts with a point of order, something along the lines of, Is this speech an individual speaking, or the will of the Committee? Yesterday's speaker spoke individually, which does not help the situation. As we need to work together.
And to put it in a cliche, after this, all hell broke loose.
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He only got this far, I can post the rest of the speech if you are interested.