Whichever side a crime comes from, whether it is in the name of the throne or the state, it is equally appalling, godless and monstrous. History can never acquit the perpetrators; whatever lofty euphemisms a crime is given, whether it is called “the king’s will” or “the sovereignty of the people”, a crime remains a crime. A people has no greater right to revenge than an individual, and a crime committed by the many is no less awful than a crime committed by one person.
Michel Masson (French author and journalist; 1800-1883)
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