He is and will be an advocate only for the poor.
• Jean-Marc Shiappa, , ed. (1991), in Gracchus Babeuf avec les Egaux page: 73, publisher: Les éditions ouvrières, ISBN: 27082 2892-7
• Jean-Marc Shiappa, , ed. (1991), in Gracchus Babeuf avec les Egaux page: 73, publisher: Les éditions ouvrières, ISBN: 27082 2892-7
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Il n'est et ne sera que l'avocat des pauvres. (1786)
— François-Noël Babeuf
What It Means
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• Jean-Marc Shiappa, , ed. (1991), in Gracchus Babeuf avec les Egaux page: 73, publisher: Les éditions ouvrières, ISBN: 27082 2892-7" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "François-Noël Babeuf" (On Maximilien de Robespierre)
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About François-Noël Babeuf
François-Noël Babeuf, known as Gracchus Babeuf, (23 November 1760 - 27 May 1797) (8 prairial year V), was a French revolutionary. He fomented the conjuration des Égaux (conspiracy of the Equals) against the Directory to enforce the constitution of 1793. He was guillotined. His doctrine babouvisme (Babeufism) is a precursor of communism.
About François-Noël Babeuf
François-Noël Babeuf, known as Gracchus Babeuf, (23 November 1760 - 27 May 1797) (8 prairial year V), was a French revolutionary. He fomented the conjuration des Égaux (conspiracy of the Equals) against the Directory to enforce the constitution of 1793. He was guillotined. His doctrine babouvisme (Babeufism) is a precursor of communism.
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