Qu'est-ce que le Tiers-État, Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès, éd. à compte d'auteur, 1789, p. 2 (texto integral no Wikisource)
acerca do Terceiro Estado na iminente Revolução Francesa.
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Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès: Frases em inglês
Messieurs, nous avons un maître, ce jeune homme fait tout, peut tout, et veut tout.
Speaking of Napoleon I of France, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "Character", p. 105.
“I have survived or I existed or I lived”
J'ai vécu.
After the Reign of Terror, when asked what he had done during that period; variously reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "Life", p. 453; "War", p. 857.
“A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.”
Note to Mirabeau, speaking of France, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "France", p. 294.
La mort sans phrase.
Voting for the death of Louis XVI; denied by Sieyès—he no doubt voted "La mort", "sans phrase" being a note on the laconic nature of his vote, i.e. without remarks. The voting usually included explanations of the decision. Reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "Death", p. 178.
