Why did Georges Danton oppose moving the French government from Paris to Blois?

When Jean-Marie Roland, the minister of the interior, proposed moving the government from Paris to Blois in August 1792 following the fall of Longwy to invading forces, Georges Danton objected vigorously.1

Danton opposed the relocation because he believed the government should remain in the capital to confront the national crisis directly rather than retreat. Instead of fleeing, he insisted on a policy of resistance, famously declaring that France needed "daring, more daring, daring now and always" to defeat the enemies of the fatherland. His stance transformed the Executive Council's response into a defiant summons to battle, emphasizing that the nation's survival depended on bold action rather than withdrawal.1