"With the first act of cruelty committed in the name of revolution, with the first murder, with the first purge and execution, we have lost the revolution."

Act, Cruelty, Execution, First

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"With the first act of cruelty committed in the name of revolution, with the first murder, with the first purge and execution, we have lost the revolution."

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