They want to be free and they do not know how to be just.
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| Birth: | 3rd May, 1748 |
| Death: | 20th June, 1836 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Author, Clergyman, Politician |
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Abbé Sieyès was one of the chief political theorists of the French Revolution, and also played a prominent role in the French Consulate and First French Empire. His 1789 pamphlet What is the Third Estate? became the de facto manifesto of the Revolution, helping to transform the Estates-General into the National Assembly in June 1789. In 1799, he was among the instigators of the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire, which brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power.
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