Discours de la lanterne aux Parisiens

pamphlet by Desmoulins

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Discours de la lanterne aux Parisiens (The Streetlamp's Address to the Parisians) was a pamphlet published in September 1789 by Camille Desmoulins. Desmoulins, a prominent journalist and pamphleteer of the French Revolution, used this work to support the democratic reforms of the Revolutionary National Assembly and articulate republican ideals. The pamphlet's title references the streetlamps in Paris, which were sometimes used for summary executions during the Revolution. This publication was part of Desmoulins' broader efforts to advocate for a republic and challenge the existing regime.1

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In addition, his famous Discours de la lanterne aux Parisiens (“The Streetlamp’s Address to the Parisians”), published in September 1789, supported the bourgeois-democratic reforms of the Revolutionary National Assembly and set forth republican ideals.
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In addition, his famous Discours de la lanterne aux Parisiens (“The Streetlamp’s Address to the Parisians”), published in September 1789, supported the bourgeois-democratic reforms of the Revolutionary National Assembly and set forth republican ideals.
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