Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante (May 21, 1759 – December 25, 1820) was a French statesman and Minister of Police under Napoleon Bonaparte. In English texts his title is often translated as Duke of Otranto.
Born: May 21st, 1759
Died: December 25th, 1820
Categories: French people, Government ministers, 1820s deaths
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"It is more than a crime; it is a political fault," —words which I record, because they have been repeated and attributed to others.
Death is an eternal sleep.
Terror, salutary terror, is here in truth the order of the day; it represses all the efforts of the wicked ; it divests crime of all covering and tinsel!