Bertrand Barere de Vieuzac Quotes

From this window we see the palace where the King is misled by perfidious counsels. Terror and fear have often issued from yon palace: let them return to-day in the name of the law, and let all those who inhabit that palace know that the King is alone inviolable, that the law will strike down the guilty without respect of persons, and that there is not a guilty head which can escape its sword.

People are making a lot more noise about representation and diversity. But I think modeling is one of the professions where people can be kind of racist.

Why are some people bullied? Because they are different. How? It doesn't matter.

As long as ugly people are not on TV, you should only ever have interesting people on TV.

I don't like stereotypes - no kind of stereotypes.

Like one of any minority, I have experienced prejudice.

I go to castings and see several black and Asian girls, then I get to the show and look around there's just me and maybe one other coloured face.

The cry of equality pulls everyone down.

Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.

When you discriminate against anyone, you discriminate against everyone. It's a display of terrible intolerance.

You really can't stereotype people or put them in boxes, it's unfair.

It's really maddening out there for dark-skinned actresses in terms of the opportunities we get. There's just so much talent that is being overlooked.

Non-Muslims with some justice now regard the Muslims as little better than animals.

Cut off heads for me! Cut off heads for me! The French Revolution cut off forty thousand, and for all that the population did not diminish.

If she were a man, I would have knocked her flat. Instead I whispered to her, 'Liz, you are as ugly on the inside as you are on the outside.'

Heard that the mob at Paris had rushed into the Senate and proclaimed the downfall of the dynasty, proclaiming a Republic! This was received with acclamation…. Not one voice was raised in favour of the unfortunate Emperor! How ungrateful!

Still dreadful news from Paris. The Commune have everything their own way, and they go on quite as in the days of the old Revolution in the last century, though they have not yet proceeded to commit all the same horrors.

The trouble with discrimination is not discrimination per se, but rather that the people who are discriminated against think of themselves as second-class.

The ship of the revolution can only arrive in port on water red with blood.

The guillotine governs.

The dream of diversity is like the dream of equality. Both are based on ideals we celebrate even as we undermine them daily.

The system of Terror now proscribed throughout the French Republic cannot for one moment be tolerated in our little country without destroying it forever. Our system of government, our domestic circumstances and our dealings in commerce are all too sensitive to survive a repetition of these scenes of violence.

I'll tell you what the coloreds want. It's three things: first, a tight pussy; second, loose shoes; and third, a warm place to shit.

… the imbecile and indolent Mexican race

I once waited on a group of 10 people, and one guy collected the money from the check and tipped me $20 on $600. I told him in front of everyone, 'Jews like you give Jews like me a bad name.' That was my last waitressing job.