If the people are sovereign, they must themselves exercise as much as they can of the sovereignty.
• Jean-Marc Shiappa, , ed. (1991), Gracchus Babeuf avec les Egaux page: 31, publisher: Les éditions ouvrières, ISBN: 27082 2892-7
• Jean-Marc Shiappa, , ed. (1991), Gracchus Babeuf avec les Egaux page: 31, publisher: Les éditions ouvrières, ISBN: 27082 2892-7
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Si le peuple est souverain, il doit exercer lui-même tout le plus qu'il peut de souveraineté.
— François-Noël Babeuf
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Si le peuple est souverain, il doit exercer lui-même tout le plus qu'il peut de souveraineté." in the context of "If the people are sovereign, they must themselves exercise as much as they can of the sovereignty.
• Jean-Marc Shiappa, , ed. (1991), Gracchus Babeuf avec les Egaux page: 31, publisher: Les éditions ouvrières, ISBN: 27082 2892-7" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "François-Noël Babeuf" (The people and the citizens)
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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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