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What is this much repeated phrase 'active citizen' supposed to mean? The active citizens are the ones who took the Bastille.
Camille Desmoulins
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Camille Desmoulins
Age: 34 †
Born: 1760
Born: March 2
Died: 1794
Died: April 5
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Beaupré
Lucie Simplice Camille Benoist Desmoulins
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