minority opinion
Sunday, September 23, 2012
The Republic has no need of geniuses
Trivia: Father of Modern Chemistry Beheaded in French Revolution
By Alex
Antoine Lavoisier, the Father of Modern Chemistry, was beheaded during the French Revolution.
An appeal to spare his life was cut short by the judge, who said: "The Republic has no need of geniuses."
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