THE RED FLAG OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IS ABOUT TO BE ADOPTED WHEN ALPHONSE DE LAMARTINE*
SPRINGS UP THE STEPS OF CITY HALL AND IMPROVISES
ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST INFLUENTIAL SPEECHES
"The red flag bathed in blood never did more than circle the Champ de Mars while the tricolor circled the world
with the name, the glory, the liberty of the fatherland"
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| Lamartine Refuses the Red Flag in front of City Hall by Henri-Philippe Philippeaux, 19th century /zoom |
"As soon as the bourgeoisie heard of the tricolor flag,
the shops reopened."
-- Alexander Herzen, in Hazan
But the poor
are aware of their power.
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