Robespierre's Rights of Man and Citizen, 1793

[marieclaire08.livejournal.com]

Thanks to all here who helped me pin down the version of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Sure enough, it's translated into English in its entirety in [Poll #1271155]

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[marieclaire08.livejournal.com]

Oh, tell me--did you cry at the Pantheon? Tell me about it.

[misatheredpanda.livejournal.com]

Well, um, there's not much to say... just that I cried? Really only at Rousseau's tomb, although the monument and everything else gave me shivers in a very good way.
Going back to which - I also was sort of personally bothered by the people who were talking in the Pantheon - maybe the steps, then heading inside after the reading...?

[marieclaire08.livejournal.com]

Bless you! I'm currently reading Rousseau's Confessions for the first time.

Well, if you found the chatter annoying in the Pantheon, then I wouldn't want to contribute. I was there mostly off season and was usually alone in any given area. Perhaps reading on the steps and then a walk inside. It's occurred to me that perhaps a little slice of Rousseau would be nice to have the students read since they will be at his tomb there. If you had to choose a few short pages of Rousseau as the one exposure a group of students would have to his actual words, what would you choose?