"You approve of the king's death?"
"I regard it as a terrible thing; but the king should have kept his oath."
"Do you approve of political executions?"
"I think them abominable; but the king should not have called in the enemy."
"Oh! you may say what you like, general; the year '93 is a fatal one."
"For royalty, yes; for France, no."
"But aside from civil and foreign wars, aside from all these massacres and executions, it is nothing short of bankruptcy to issue all those thousands of francs in paper money."
"I should be glad to see the country bankrupt."
"So should I, if royalty could have the credit of restoring her credit."
"Credit will be re-established by the division of property."