Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 184 Danton, Georges Jacques 1759 1794 Fleischmann, Hector 1882 1914 Discours Civiques de Danton Produced by Sergio Cangiano, Carlo Traverso, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Images courtesy of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, http://gallica.bnf.fr "Discours Civiques de Danton" by Georges Jacques Danton is a collection of speeches delivered by Danton during the tumultuous years of the French Revolution, likely written in the late 18th century. As one of the pivotal figures of this era, Danton's addresses encapsulate the fervor, passion, and ideals of revolutionary thought, focusing on themes such as patriotism, the responsibilities of public officials, and the urgent calls for action to safeguard the Republic. The opening of the work establishes Danton's significance as a popular orator amidst the revolutionary landscape, contrasting his style with that of contemporaries like Mirabeau and Robespierre. The text introduces Danton as not merely an eloquent speaker, but a man of practical action, driven by the intense desire to serve his nation during perilous times. In this portion, Danton reflects on his role in public service, highlighting the weight of his duties and the expectations placed upon him by the people amidst a backdrop of chaos and conflict. The speeches promise a visceral, emotional engagement with revolutionary ideas, appealing to the reader's sense of duty, courage, and civic responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 DC Text FR Histoire Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 397641 2025-08-03T08:40:08.977490 text/html 397462 2025-01-10T00:06:16.817967 text/html 225279 2025-08-03T08:40:16.242428 application/epub+zip 231372 2025-08-03T08:40:12.072442 application/epub+zip 211090 2025-08-03T08:40:10.857410 application/epub+zip 438068 2025-08-03T08:40:19.788382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395343 2025-08-03T08:40:15.543391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356398 2022-09-03T13:01:59.753150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370243 2025-08-03T08:40:08.646459 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360787 2012-09-10T20:01:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18931 2025-08-03T08:40:19.921396 application/rdf+xml 13485 2025-08-03T08:40:11.353388 image/jpeg 3439 2025-08-03T08:40:11.103455 image/jpeg 131700 2012-09-10T20:08:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 224619 2025-08-03T08:40:09.007534 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia