a young student had written to his father, justifying his decision to volunteer by declaring that our liberty can only be assured if it will have for its bed a mattress of cadavers… I consent to become one of those cadavers.
In "Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution," Simon Schama presents a poignant quote from a young student addressing his father. The student justifies his choice to volunteer for the revolutionary cause by asserting that true liberty is founded on the sacrifices made by individuals, equating those sacrifices to a "mattress of cadavers." He expresses his willingness to become one of those sacrifices, highlighting the gravity of commitment to the principles...
