“Misery which, through long ages, had no spokesman, no helper, will now be its own helper and speak for itself.”

Pt. I, Bk. VII, ch. 8.
1830s, The French Revolution. A History (1837)

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Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian… 1795–1881

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