August 24

[This is an excerpt from a letter to Sir John Sinclair on August 24, 1791, hoping the French revolution establishes itself permanently, and ultimately spread freedom to suffering humanity across the entire world.]

We are now under the first impression of the news of the King's flight from Paris, and his re-capture. It would be unfortunate were it in the power of any one man to defeat the issue of so beautiful a revolution. I hope and trust it is not, and that, for the good of suffering humanity all over the earth, that revolution will be established and spread through the whole world.