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„Sie wollen frei sein, und verstehen nicht, gerecht zu sein.“

Georg Büchmann: Geflügelte Worte. 19. Aufl. 1898, S.485 susning.nu http://susning.nu/buchmann/0519.html. Meinung des Herrn Abbé Sieyés über den Beschluss der Nationalversammlung vom 4. August 1789 hinsichtlich der Kirchen-Zehnten, vorgebracht in der Abendsitzung des 10. August 1789. books.google https://books.google.de/books?id=h7jmBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA236&dq=verstehen <br class="br">Original franz.: "Ils veulent être libres et ne savent pas être justes." - books.google https://books.google.de/books?id=-3xEAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA27&dq=veulent

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès: Zitate auf Englisch

“Gentlemen, we have a master; this young man does everything, can do everything and will do everything.”

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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès

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”

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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès

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.”

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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès

Note to Mirabeau, speaking of France, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "France", p. 294.

“Death without phrases.”

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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès

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.