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Oh, it were better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men.

Georges Danton

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Georges Danton
Age: 34 †
Born: 1759
Born: October 28
Died: 1794
Died: April 5
Lawyer
Political Figure
Politician
Revolutionary
Georges Jacques Danton
Zhorzh-Zhak Danton
Danton
George Jacques Danton
Government
Better
Men
Meddle
Fisherman
Poor

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