tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post6643866771031861234..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: The Return of Thomas Paineelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-88244872375325995782010-06-14T22:30:11.159-04:002010-06-14T22:30:11.159-04:00Quite brave of Paine to come out and say all that!...Quite brave of Paine to come out and say all that! But I think part of the reason they insisted on killing the King was not simply revenge or political motives but also ideological ones. I think they wanted to do something as outrageous as possible to traditional sensibilities, to mark their break with the past. <br /><br />BTW, I reviewed that biography of Madame Elisabeth that I was reading on my blog, if you want to see it.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-91294613284508291092010-06-14T11:24:04.536-04:002010-06-14T11:24:04.536-04:00I was heartened to read about Paine's comments...I was heartened to read about Paine's comments in defense of King Louis XVI. A man ahead of his time and a man with compassion and justice. I certainly would not have called Robespierre a liberal; maybe a communist or radical but certainly not like many liberals I have known over the years. Robespierre was missing a heart and soul; like Danton he was pure evil.lara77https://www.blogger.com/profile/12595738597369639417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-48597885147872665032010-06-13T09:05:34.335-04:002010-06-13T09:05:34.335-04:00Fascinating! I am also astonished to learn that Ro...Fascinating! I am also astonished to learn that Robespierre actually gave an address condemning capital punishment. It just confirms so many of my fears about "liberals." When you don't base your convictions on principles, you can justify anything. I find the more I know about history, the more I am tempted to worry about the future!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081757519772226348noreply@blogger.com