Does anyone know an exact source for the quote 'you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs', which is often used with reference to (revolutionary) violence and variously attributed to Stalin, Lenin, Napoleon, and Robespierre (Google tells me vaguely, 1790,'on ne saurait faire une omelette sans casser des oeufs')
I have no idea where it comes from, but if it is from the Revolution that would be totally ironic, considering what argueably led to Condorcet's death.
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Date: 2008-11-12 12:33 am (UTC)I have no idea where it comes from, but if it is from the Revolution that would be totally ironic, considering what argueably led to Condorcet's death.