Quotation help wanted...

[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

On page 792 of the hardback US Edition of Schama's 'Citizens', he winds up his chapter 'Terror is the order of the day' with the lines "Commenting on the Revolution of the 10th August, Robespierre had rejoiced that 'a river of blood would now divide France from her enemies'"

Leaving aside that horrific 'rejoiced' - cos, yeah, he did it for the lulz! - I've only ever heard those 'river of blood' words attributed to Danton. Did Robespierre ever use the same words?

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[sibylla-oo.livejournal.com]

Great job! BTW, the argument of the one below is ridiculous. I don't give a damn about how many points Schama got in Cambridge. We are supposed to live in a rational society when truth is proven by quality of arguments and proofs, not by a reference to the Holy Scripture (or a diploma from a prestigious university). Actually, if Schama had low-quality education, I'd be able to pardon him more easily for all those errors and open manipulations he makes, but he has no excuse.