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[ Mercure de France, March 5, June 4, September 3, October 22, 1791. (Articles by Mallet du Pan.—Ibid., April 14, 1792). More than six hundred naval officers resigned after the mutiny of the squadron at Brest. "Twenty-two grave revolts in the ports on shipboard remained unpunished, and several of them through the decisions of the naval jury." "There is no instance of any insurrection, in the ports or on shipboard, or any outrage upon a naval officer, having been punished. . . . It is not necessary to seek elsewhere for the causes of the abandonment of the service by naval officers. According to their letters all offer their lives to France, but refuse to command those who will not obey.">[
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[ This was done by Hitler against the Jews and by the Communists against their "enemy" the bourgeois. (SR.)]
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[ Duvergier, "Decrees of August 1-6, 1791; February 9-11, 1792; March 30 to April 8, 1792; July 24-28, 1792; March 28 to April 5, 1793."—Report by Roland, January 6, 1793. He estimates this property at 4,800 millions, of which 1,800 millions must be deducted for the creditors of the emigrants; 3,000 millions remain. Now, at this date, the assignats are at a discount of 55 per cent. from their nominal figure.]
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[ Mercure de France,, February 18, 1792.]
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[ Already Tacitus noted some 2000 years ago that, "It is part of human nature to hate the man you have hurt." (SR.)]