ABSTRACT

Article 35 of the Constitution of June 24, 1793:

When the government violates the rights of the people, the insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of laws and the most indispensable of responsibilities] (my translation)

[Quand le gouvernement viole les droits du peuple, l'insurrection est, pour le peuple et pour chaque portion du peuple, le plus sacré des droits et le plus indispensable des devoirs]

—Statement on the back of Jacques’ yellow vest.