"As Whigs, they exulted over the demolition of the Bastile, and over the still more important downfal of systematic Tyranny. That Revolution has given a wholesome lesson to Tories, and a salutary lesson to Tyrants, in all the despotic Countries upon earth, by teaching them, that Men, by becoming Soldiers cease not to be Citizens; and that no length of oppression can ever eradicate from the human heart, the warm feelings of human nature, or the immutable Principles of natural Justice."
French Revolution

January 1, 1970