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he exclaimed, “ Peace with cottages, war on castles! ”which, had it comprised the history of revolution,the history of France were not stained with its darkestpages. The sans-culottes did not spare cottages : theymade war on all who were not as ferocious as them-selves : Condorcet was among the victims. Bene-volence, justice, and attachment to the cause of freedom,remained warm in his heart to the end. Not longbefore his death, anticipating the speedy close of hisexistence, he put on paper his last wishes with regardto his daughter. He desired that she should be edu-cated in republican simplicity, and taught to crushevery feeling of vengeance towards his destroyers.“ Let her know,” he wrote, “ that none ever entered myheart.’

His] wife was a woman of great beauty, merit, and ta-lent, and was the author of some philosoph ical works. Shewas thrown into prison by Robespierre , but escaped theguillotine, and did not die till 1822, having lived manyyears in Paris , surrounded by the remnants of theFrench republicans and philosophers of 1793. Hisdaughter was distinguished for her unpretending virtuesand accomplished mind. She became the wife of thecelebrated Arthur O’Connor .